Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We often hear Government spokespeople talking about approximately 3,000 exits from homelessness in 2017. The figures actually indicate that approximately half of those were not people exiting from emergency accommodation but people who either maintained their tenancy, with a housing assistance payment increase, or who, before the notice to quit date, found a new tenancy and were never in emergency accommodation. Could he clarify that?

I have a comment on the discussion we had earlier. The Minister is saying the reclassification is by agreement with the local authorities. Kildare was not included. I wish to refer to an email I have from Kildare County Council so we are very clear. The email, which I received last week and which I will circulate to members-----