Clúid eviction case
Deputy McGrath raised an urgent eviction case involving a widow's family in Kilsheelan and asked for mediation. The Minister of State said he would look into the individual case when he received the letter, but said housing bodies do not normally evict without reason.
I am glad the Minister of State for housing is here because I am writing to him today on behalf of Nicole Cronin of 28 Railways Cottages, Kilsheelan, in Clonmel, who is living with her brother in a house since their dad passed away some months ago. I am very disappointed that Clúid, a national housing body - I am a member of one also - has given the family a notice of eviction for 12 o'clock tomorrow. There have been extenuating circumstances within this-----
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If a housing body like Clúid is going to deal with situations like that-----
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I am asking for mediation. I have permission from the constituent. This situation of eviction by a housing association is untenable. It is due to happen tomorrow at 12 o'clock.
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We cannot bring the eviction of every tenant in the country onto the floor of this House.
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It is more than that, a Cheann Comhairle. It is a national housing body. It gets a lot of funding from the Government-----
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-----and it has to treat its tenants with respect.
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When I get the Deputy's letter, I will certainly help and deal with the individual issue. In general, however, a housing body or a local authority does not evict tenants for no reason. If someone passes away and there are tenants in the house who were named on the tenancy, that is always dealt with in a fair and approachable way. I would be surprised if the story is as the Deputy describes. However, when I get his letter we will look at it and help where we can but, to be fair, it is not something we do in normal practice.