25. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the guidance that has been issued to local authorities with regard to the policy and procedural aspect of their housing role which will ensure effectiveness and consistency in local authority responses to victims of domestic violence; if he will ensure that local authorities are issued with guidelines on the way to allow for flexibility on issuing payments to those transitioning from an abusive situation in local authority areas where the HAP scheme has been rolled out; and if his Department plans to review and issue guidelines on the situation whereby local authorities do not consider women entitled to social housing if they jointly own a property with their abuser, regardless of the fact that this property is not available to them as they would not be safe there. [2140/17]

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25. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the guidance that has been issued to local authorities with regard to the policy and procedural aspect of their housing role which will ensure effectiveness and consistency in local authority responses to victims of domestic violence; if he will ensure that local authorities are issued with guidelines on the way to allow for flexibility on issuing payments to those transitioning from an abusive situation in local authority areas where the HAP scheme has been rolled out; and if his Department plans to review and issue guidelines on the situation whereby local authorities do not consider women entitled to social housing if they jointly own a property with their abuser, regardless of the fact that this property is not available to them as they would not be safe there. [2140/17]

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