Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Committee and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2026-07-14
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Conor Murphy (SF), Industrial and Commercial Panel

I move amendment No. 19:
In page 17, to delete lines 12 to 16 and substitute the following:
“(6) A social housing appeal shall be made to an independent appeals office located within the Housing Agency within 28 days of the notification by the housing authority to the household concerned of the making of a determination in respect of the application or reassessment for social housing support concerned under section 20.”.
This amendment reflects the same issue in relation to appeals and the independence of the appeals mechanism. There is a strong concern about a lack of independence within the appeals mechanism proposed, and the amendment has been proposed to try to deal with the issue. Many of these issues were raised and aired substantially during the Dáil debate. It is regrettable that none of them were accepted and that no mechanism has been found to deal with this. Nonetheless, it is important that we register our concerns on these issues.

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Sitting date: 2026-07-14