Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-29
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Darren O'Rourke (SF), Meath East

I refer to the readiness of local authorities to deal with the increase in the number of people presenting as homeless expected because of the lifting of the eviction ban. My local authority has taken out an advertisement in the local paper this week calling for expressions of interest for emergency accommodation, such is the scramble in that regard.
Regarding the tenant in situ scheme, it has been operated restrictively in County Meath and many other local authorities. There is a target of just 40 units for County Meath, where there are in excess of 100 people with a notice to quit. In terms of emergency accommodation and the tenant in situ scheme, can the Taoiseach please provide an update on the level of readiness in local authorities?

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Sitting date: 2023-03-29