Antisocial behaviour targeting women
Deputy Durkan raised antisocial behaviour that appears to disproportionately target women or women-headed households, sometimes forcing families out of their homes. The Tánaiste said he would raise it with the Housing Minister and stressed the need for strong enforcement procedures.
I raise again reports of antisocial behaviour that seems to primarily target women or households where women are the head of the household. In some cases, the family, the victim, has to leave the home, sometimes into homelessness.
Will the Tánaiste try to ascertain the full extent of this problem throughout the country, maybe through the local authorities? The issue affects both local authorities and private authorities all over the country, however.
Comment on this
I will talk to the Minister for housing in respect of this in the context of his relationship or engagement with local authorities on antisocial behaviour and how it is impacting on tenants, neighbours and so forth. We need to have resolute and robust procedures. Generally speaking, there are agreements and so on but they need to be enforced.