Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

My second question is that if that is being proposed for the first meeting and the Minister is not available, there should be a plan B. I agree we should not invite people to appear before the committee for the sake of it but it would be disgraceful if we did not hear from people who are homeless on some of the issues being experienced. Some of us are very familiar with them; we hear about them on a daily basis. That is something that could be done immediately. Also, I do not mind travelling as long as it is not being done as a public relations exercise or for the sake of it. That is just wasting time.