Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-14
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Joe Flaherty (FF), Nominated by the Taoiseach

It is a dangerous generalisation the Senator is putting forward and she is forgetting that in the front line of dealing with housing and difficult cases are staff and housing departments across the country. From my experience, housing staff generally think through each case. If there is a vulnerable case, they will seek supporting medical documentation, often a HMD form, and will get an OT to link in with the applicant. I have never seen anybody in a housing department purposely give an allocation they knew was inappropriate for a person.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-14