asked the Minister for the Environment if he has considered the budget submission made by Threshold, the national voluntary housing advice and research organisation; and the action which he proposes to take arising out of a document (details supplied) submitted by that body.

In so far as my Department is concerned, I would prefer the Deputy to my reply to Questions Nos. 1, 12 and 19 of 9 March 1989 regarding the private rented sector. The various matters raised in the submission will be taken into account in the ongoing review and development of housing policy.