WRC finds for respondent after both sides miss HAP hearing

The Workplace Relations Commission found for landlord Tommy Madden after neither he nor complainant Bridget Lipper attended a hearing over an alleged refusal to accept Housing Assistance Payment (HAP). Adjudication Officer Lefre de Burgh’s decision is dated 5 June 2026. Lipper alleged that Madden told her and her husband that HAP was not accepted when they sought to view a rental property. The decision records no substantive assessment of the discrimination allegation under the Equal Status Act 2000.