Last night, on Virgin Media television, the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, said that local authorities should buy up premises where evictions are taking place. A mass eviction will take place at Tathony House on Bow Lane, Dublin 8, which is in my constituency. On Monday night, Dublin City Council addressed the issue because an emergency motion was brought before it by our councillor, Ms Hazel de Nortúin. The answer the council gave was that it does not buy these premises unless they are occupied by people who are on the housing list or on a housing payment. Will the Minister clarify whether that is the position? If it is, will he clarify to the public that local authorities are not to buy up properties that are occupied by people renting privately but only by people who are on the housing list or on the housing assistance payment, HAP?

I have been very clear publicly on many occasions that the tenant in situ purchase scheme relates to tenants who are in receipt of HAP and rental accommodation scheme, RAS, tenancies.

I have said that numerous times. I am very familiar with the Tathony House situation. It is being assessed by Dublin City Council, DCC. About three of the tenants there are potentially social housing tenants, so there is a complexity with regard to the tenure there. I have been extremely clear, however, as to where the tenant in situ scheme sits. It is focused predominantly on those who are in HAP and RAS tenancies and who receive notices to quit. That said, I have asked DCC to engage with regard to Tathony House, like when we see situations like this arise, and that is happening right now. I have been very clear, however. I have not-----

There is never a block of apartments that is fully dependent on the housing list or fully private.

We are looking at the matter.

They are mixed.

We can-----

I am sorry. We are out of time. The Minister will have to come back to the Deputy separately.