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

I support Deputy Thomas P. Broughan's amendment. We all know that different local authorities have different codes on rent arrears. In many cases, the codes depend on the individuals working in their rent sections. Often, people who are added to the list suddenly find themselves facing significant arrears because it is discovered they should have been paying more. We need to address these issues in a proper fashion. People across the board have seen their debts added to considerably and a proper code needs to be in place. It is difficult that we must rely on the whims of individuals in local authorities. That their codes can vary so much means that there is something to Deputy Thomas P. Broughan's argument.

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