Housing Schemes
Seanad Éireann — 2025-11-06
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Maria Byrne (FG), Agricultural Panel

I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Sullivan, for coming to the House to discuss the tenant in situ scheme. I spoke to some councillors around the country who said that the issue they were finding in the local authorities was that the authorities did not receive extra funding, nor did they have the staff, to administer the scheme. The tenant in situ scheme plays an important role. I welcome the fact that the scheme has been extended and that, when it was stopped for a while, it was brought back. It has worked out very successfully in a lot of local authority areas but we need to make sure it is run as efficiently as possible. Certainly, we must ensure that people who may be in their homes long term end up staying in the same homes they are used to. It has been a wonderful scheme but it needs to be implemented as soon as possible. I look forward to the Minister of State's response.

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Sitting date: 2025-11-06