Ms Sinead Kerin:

I was referring to Finland and Scotland. Ireland loves the Constitution. If such a provision were made in the Constitution, it would be a constitutional national priority. In the meantime, we must do something immediately to stop the long-term use of bed and breakfast accommodation in Ireland and the refusal of emergency accommodation for families.

In addition, the definition of "homelessness" in Ireland is really narrow. It does not include people who are sofa-surfing, families moving between friends' homes, thousands of women and children staying in domestic violence refuges or people living on the streets. We do not know, therefore, what the real problem is because we are not counting it. Unless we take responsibility and get to grips with the situation, we will not be able to come up with the solutions. Many other countries around the world are improving in this regard. Finland's national priority is to reduce homelessness, and it has done so. It has now reduced it to 7,000, and only 214 families are homeless in Finland today. That is an amazing reduction.

Mr. Joyce will take a number of questions.