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Housing support for separated parents

Summary

Robert Troy asks that housing legislation protect separated parents, including people affected by domestic abuse, marital breakdown or mortgage problems. The Tánaiste says the housing Bill is due early next year.

In the recent budget we witnessed an unfair targeting of separated parents with the abolition of single parent tax credit. Legislation in the form of a housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill is due to come before the House and would preclude separated applicants whose names remain on a family from applying for social housing. Applicants have had to move from a family home due to domestic abuse or marital breakdown, or a family home might not be sold because a mortgage is in arrears or negative equity. Will the Tánaiste commit to prioritising the housing (miscellaneous provisions) Bill that is to come before the House so the inequity can be dealt with?

Last week we witnessed the intervention by the policy director of An Taisce with regard to the site of the national children's hospital.

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

We are not going there.

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Will the Tánaiste confirm that this critical piece of infrastructure-----

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

Be fair to others.

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-----will proceed on time for the children who need it?

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Seán Barrett An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

That is not related to the Order of Business.

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The housing Bill is due early next year.

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