Ms Gillian Murphy:

I thank the committee for having me. I am a mother of three whose eldest son is five, while my middle son is four and my baby is two. My middle son has special needs and was diagnosed with autism in February. The impact on us since we received the eviction letter has been hard. Not only are we having sleepless nights but I must try to get a house within Dublin 15 because otherwise, my son will not get the services he needs like occupational therapy and so on. We have been told that if we leave Dublin 15, we will be taken off the list and will be starting from the end of the list again wherever we find a new home. People must wait for nearly two years to be seen to get the help for their kids. As Ms Funke Tobun said, my son is with the GAA and the kids do not wish to leave the community. All we ask is to be rescued because we are having sleepless nights and are mentally worn out.