1398 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a uniform system under which local authorities conduct their tri-annual housing assessment; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in County Kildare the housing assessment gives rise to a decrease in the numbers on the local authority waiting list; the concerns he has that many applicants who have not received housing assessment forms are removed from the waiting list and if subsequently restored are routinely denied credit on the points system for their previous applications; his views on whether the method of assessment can be improved in order to give a more accurate picture of the extent of need which exists in any area and in order to ensure that each applicant is treated fairly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30214/08]

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1398 Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is a uniform system under which local authorities conduct their tri-annual housing assessment; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in County Kildare the housing assessment gives rise to a decrease in the numbers on the local authority waiting list; the concerns he has that many applicants who have not received housing assessment forms are removed from the waiting list and if subsequently restored are routinely denied credit on the points system for their previous applications; his views on whether the method of assessment can be improved in order to give a more accurate picture of the extent of need which exists in any area and in order to ensure that each applicant is treated fairly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30214/08]

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