539. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the safeguards there will be under the new housing assistance payment for persons with disabilities, including those with a mental health difficulty; if there will be flexibility in terms of the rent cap payable under the HAP in the same way that community welfare officers had discretion under the rent supplement scheme; his plans to ensure that persons with mental health difficulties do not have their recovery jeopardised by the threat of homelessness due to inflexible rent caps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45383/14]

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539. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the safeguards there will be under the new housing assistance payment for persons with disabilities, including those with a mental health difficulty; if there will be flexibility in terms of the rent cap payable under the HAP in the same way that community welfare officers had discretion under the rent supplement scheme; his plans to ensure that persons with mental health difficulties do not have their recovery jeopardised by the threat of homelessness due to inflexible rent caps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45383/14]

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