Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-01
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Pa Daly (SF), Kerry

Eligibility for the tenant purchase scheme has evolved over the years and continues to evolve. However, a widow recently contacted me to say she had made an application to purchase the house she has lived in for the past 30 years, after she lost her husband, only to be told that, because she is on a widow's pension, she is excluded from the scheme because a State pension is regarded as earned income but a widow's pension is not. Will the Taoiseach take steps to amend this and to end the discrimination against widows applying for this scheme?

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Sitting date: 2023-03-01