Housing support for separated parents
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.
Comment on this
Will the Tánaiste confirm that this critical piece of infrastructure-----
Comment on this
-----will proceed on time for the children who need it?