Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-12-09
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Charles Ward (RDR), Donegal

My constituents are coming into the office all the time and are contacting us. Their lives are being determined by the decisions of the Housing Agency as to whether they can rebuild their house and move on with their lives. When they request evidence behind the life-changing decisions, they receive black pages with ink all over them. It is heavily redacted. FOI was sought and refused and then overturned by the Information Commissioner. This is not transparency.
Even more alarming is the Housing Agency record retention policy. Section 7, page 8, allows draft versions of files replaced by the final versions to be disposed of. Destroying records in these circumstances is indefensible. It undermines accountability and violates best record keeping standards. It fuels fears among the homeowners that there is stuff going on.
Will the Minister immediately order the Housing Agency to preserve all records and release unredacted evidence underpinning these decisions? This is a simple "Yes" or "No" question. Just give me a "Yes" or "No" answer to that question.

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Sitting date: 2025-12-09