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Housing NSW told the hearing Mr Ferguson's neighbours in Ryde had been offered the opportunity to move into temporary accommodation if they were not comfortable staying where they are.
But he rejected opposition sYou are not allowed to view links. Register or Loginestions Mr Ferguson was given special treatment by Housing NSW, bypassing 39,000 people on the public housing waiting list.
"Our intention is to ensure that Mr Ferguson does not go back to the North Ryde townhouse,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login," Mr Borger told the inquiry.
He was jailed for 14 years in 1988 for kidnapping three children and sexually molesting them in a Brisbane motel.
However, Mr Ferguson retains the lease on the Ryde property, which is understood to last five years, and his supporter has said he intends to return there.
He completed a 14-year-jail term for the offence,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, and has since been chased out of several Queensland communities before relocating to NSW.
Mr Ferguson spent a fortnight there immediately prior to moving to his public housing unit in Ryde, from which he has now temporarily moved amid outrage from the local community.
Mr Borger said that while the unit complied with the regulations imposed on Mr Ferguson, including that it was at least 400 metres from a school,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, it was inappropriate due to the large number of families in the area.
The state government has said Mr Ferguson has been temporarily relocated until they reach agreement on a long-term arrangement in a more suitable location.
Housing NSW has told a state parliament committee Mr Ferguson spent two weeks at the Hyde Park Plaza,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, which boasts a heated swimming pool, spa,You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login, sauna and fully-equipped gym.
Ferguson 'put up in hotel' before move
A standard room at the hotel starts at $114 a night and it is only 200 metres from Sydney Grammar School.
Housing NSW chief executive Mike Allen told the budget estimates hearing he did not know how much Mr Ferguson's hotel bill was but that the department would most likely have paid the full rate.
Mr Borger told the inquiry one resident had so far taken up that offer, however it was unknown how much the hotel or motel would cost.
Housing Minister David Borger said an investigation had been launched into how Mr Ferguson came to be given public housing.
"Mr Ferguson complied with the general guidelines that are required to house people in social housing," Mr Borger told the inquiry.
Convicted pedophile Dennis Ferguson was put up in a four-star inner-Sydney hotel for a fortnight at taxpayers' expense before being moved into public housing.
Mr Ferguson had been living at the Ryde premises for the past two weeks, but has been under intense pressure to move after residents learnt last weekend about his past.