178 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she maintains that rent assistance is provided to 40% of households that rent, when the evidence from Census 2011 is that there are 475,000 households that rent in the State of which approximately 315,000 are shown as privately rented, which would indicate the 98,603 households the Minister says claim rent assistance comprise 31% of the rented market; and if it is the case that it is 31%, is the Minister concerned that cutting support by an average of 13% in one year to just 31% of households in the rented market will lead to hardship for that part of the rented market as a result of a sudden and significant reduction in purchasing power, compared with the majority of the market which competes for the same properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35835/12]

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178 Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Social Protection if she maintains that rent assistance is provided to 40% of households that rent, when the evidence from Census 2011 is that there are 475,000 households that rent in the State of which approximately 315,000 are shown as privately rented, which would indicate the 98,603 households the Minister says claim rent assistance comprise 31% of the rented market; and if it is the case that it is 31%, is the Minister concerned that cutting support by an average of 13% in one year to just 31% of households in the rented market will lead to hardship for that part of the rented market as a result of a sudden and significant reduction in purchasing power, compared with the majority of the market which competes for the same properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35835/12]

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