Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2026-07-08
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James Browne (FF), Wexford

I move amendment No. 10:
In page 6, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:
“Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1988
6. Section 10 of the Act of 1988 is amended—
(a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “A housing authority may, subject to section 10A and to such regulations” for “A housing authority may, subject to such regulations”,
(b) in subsection (8)—
(i) in paragraph (a)(ii), by the substitution of “own resources,” for “own resources, or”,
(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (b):
“(c) that person (whether as a household within the meaning of section 18A of the Act of 2009 or part of such a household) refuses one reasonable offer of a form of support referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (d) of section 19(2) of that Act, or
(d) that person intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct which causes death or serious harm to another person in the accommodation or lodgings,”,
and
(iii) by the substitution of “the authority may determine that such accommodation or lodgings shall no longer be made available to the person and may require the person to vacate the accommodation or lodgings” for “the authority may cease to have such accommodation or lodgings made so available and may require the person to vacate the accommodation or lodgings”,
(c) in subsection (10), by the substitution of “to determine if a person is homeless or to determine, under section 10A(1), if a person is eligible to access arrangements, assistance or accommodation provided by a housing authority under subsection (1)” for “to determine if a person is homeless”, and
(d) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (11):
“(12) Where, by virtue of subsection (1)(c), accommodation is provided or rented, or where lodgings are arranged, for a person and a child who normally resides with the person, a housing authority shall have regard to the best interests of that child when considering available accommodation or lodgings for that person under subsection (1)(c).
(13) In this section—
‘child’ means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years;
‘serious harm’ means injury which creates a substantial risk of death or which causes serious disfigurement or substantial loss or impairment of the mobility of the body as a whole or of the function of any particular bodily member or organ.”.”.

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