Dessie Ellis (Dublin North West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The tenant purchase scheme now going out of date was certainly an attractive one. I am unsure of the intention. The Minister of State could put in place a scheme similar to the one in place and renew it on that basis. Under that scheme, if a person was a tenant for ten years, he or she received extra discounts, etc. I am somewhat concerned that the scheme will not be as attractive, as there is no indication of what will happen. What are we looking at in this regard? While we are abolishing the previous scheme, I remain unclear on what will be put in its place. That makes it rather difficult to be objective in considering the legislation. Perhaps the Minister of State might tell us what plans she has or what she intends to put in place.