Housing Policy
Dail Éireann — 2026-05-19
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James Browne (FF), Wexford

I will carry out this review as quickly as possible, or certainly the initial one on the limits, and then we can look at a deeper review.
On the disregards, one of the agencies did an assessment of these and they were quite inconsistent across the various local authorities as to what is or is not allowed as a disregard, which can lead to significant variations in who can or cannot get onto a list. The Deputy is 100% right; we do not want anybody having to give up work or to cut back on hours. Unfortunately, this can happen when people try to stay on a housing list because that is their housing solution, and the quality of social homes being provided is very high.
As I said, we are keeping an open mind, but I am actively working on this.

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Sitting date: 2026-05-19