Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-14
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James Browne (FF), Wexford

I have answered all the questions already. Nobody is sending anybody out. The only circumstance in which this may happen is where somebody has been given a reasonable offer of a home and turns it down. The local authority may then act. It is not that it will; it may. It can take all circumstances into account at that time. There are many safeguards but we want people to spend the minimum amount of time in emergency accommodation and that is a good thing. We do not want people spending time in emergency accommodation. Where there is a reasonable offer of a home, that is the best solution for that family, not staying in emergency accommodation.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-14