Is mian liom dul ar ais go dtí cúrsaí tithíochta, go háirithe an scéim a bhí ann chun tionónta seilbhe a chosaint. Tá an dealramh ar an scéal go bhfuil an scéim sin curtha ar ceal nó ar fionraí agus nach bhfuil sí ag feidhmiú.

I am returning to the tenant in situ scheme and to the earlier theme of who is actually telling lies. I say this because apparently the tenant in situ scheme has been suspended since the middle of December. This was conveyed verbally to the city council in Galway, which affected other local authorities throughout the country. As I stand here, 15 units with 11 tenants are going to fail if clarification is not given on the scheme. We have the city council being told by the Department it is suspended, a public release from the Department saying it is not and a question telling us it has been.

Ar dtús báire, níl an scéim curtha ar ceal ach tá cainteanna ar siúl idir an Aire tithíochta, an Teachta Browne, agus an tAire caiteachais, an Teachta Chambers. Tá súil agam go mbeidh toradh ag teacht go luath anois.

Taoiseach-----

I will just say to the Deputy it is not suspended. There is engagement between the Minister for housing and the Minister for public expenditure-----

What about the 11 units that are to go through this? I am sorry for interrupting, but just to clarify.

There are ongoing discussions between the Ministers in respect of the allocation for 2025. There was an allocation. It is not large enough, so the discussions are around how we can target this scheme for the most needy and particular areas where it makes absolute sense for people who otherwise would be homeless if we did not have the availability of a tenant in situ scheme. Hopefully, I will have news very shortly in respect of this matter.