Catherine Byrne (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My next question relates to something Mr. Coman said. One thing the city council did very well in the past was to build really nice senior citizen complexes. Are there plans in the councils to start building more senior citizen complexes? There are many people living in houses that basically do not suit their needs anymore. These people would be willing to move into smaller accommodation, especially if it was well built, under some kind of financial contribution arrangement. I could name many complexes but there is no need. I believe that is the way to go.

It would release family homes into the market.

How much approximately do the 5,221 people in arrears owe? Is it thousands or millions of euro? How much is Mr. Morgan spending on homelessness at present? How much does it cost to put the voids back into use? That is a big issue for many.

The accommodation for people who have been on the housing list for 12 or 13 years does not suit the size of their families because the latter are older now. What chance do they have of being housed? They seem to be going further down rather than further up the list as a result of all the other people coming onto it.