Fergus O'Dowd (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will not split hairs with anybody here. I would like to be in a forum where I could meet people who are homeless who could relax and talk to us about those issues. I do not know whether that would be a public forum but I would like to hear what they have to say. Deputy Wallace made an important point when he said that if we were to meet them in committee it would allow them express their views without any of their personal details becoming public knowledge, if that was their wish, but it is important that we meet people. In terms of visiting places, I do not have a problem going to somewhere like Homeless Aid in Drogheda, which is a charity that looks after people who are homeless. I have visited it previously and met with people there who expressed their views to me. A forum in which we can listen to people outline their needs is important.