Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I wish to address the effectiveness of expenditure on homelessness. A hotel not 500 m from here was purchased several years ago by Dublin City Council with a view to tackling the problem of homelessness but it still lies vacant. How effective is expenditure and is it monitored on an ongoing basis? The Department gave money to the local authority but we did not see the building purchased becoming available for homeless people. There have been several excuses but the point is that the hotel purchased for the homeless is still empty.

Earlier in the year, Traveller community representatives expressed their concern to the joint committee over the outcomes for Travellers and argued that the provision made does not result in the desired accommodation. Has the Minister of State a view on that?

Leaving out the community facilities of the voluntary housing units, what is the average cost per unit?