Some children in state care struggle to get Tusla sign off for their education courses of choice
The underlying problem, it seems, is a lack of residential places near to their proposed classes.
Changes to funding under the tenant-in-situ scheme mean the council can no longer recoup costs of any immediate refurbishment of the properties.
The Department of Housing has made available €6m to support second-hand home acquisitions, including under the tenant-in-situ scheme.
“I just cannot get over that they didn’t maintain the same level of funding at a minimum, because it’s a bloody great scheme,” says Fine Gael Councillor Tom O’Leary, of the homelessness-prevention scheme.