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Tenant protections and homelessness

Summary

Dessie Ellis asks when the landlord and tenants Bill will be published and seeks debate on homelessness, citing tenants losing accommodation. The Taoiseach points to a forthcoming social-housing strategy and says the matter can be debated.

It is clear that some landlords are rowing back on tenancy agreements and contracts, and making tenants homeless or forcing them to search for a new place in a marketplace where none is available. While most landlords behave responsibly, tenants' rights need to be protected and enhanced. I hope the landlord and tenants Bill will give more clarity and clearer guidelines. When will the Bill be published? There is even greater urgency given the recent homeless figures. I know the Minister will talk about the situation in respect of homelessness and housing tomorrow. Can we have a debate on that as well?

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Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

Tomorrow the Minister will announce a strategy to deal with social housing where the Government has made available €2.2 billion to provide 35,000 units by 2020. We are spending more on homelessness than most other European countries and yet for some inexplicable reason it does not seem to register in terms of dealing with the numbers we have to deal with. I think the Minister will also address that matter tomorrow. That is an issue we would be happy to debate when we get an opportunity to do so.

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