Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy spoke about Focus Ireland, which does a very good job. I have recently had cases where I rang the local authority and was told it had to set up meetings with Focus Ireland. One cannot just go to see the charity. This is not working as it should and it cannot be right to have to go to one's local authority and request a meeting. We might bring Focus Ireland before the committee for a meeting on this subject and I will speak to Mary Hurley about it too. This does not address the needs of homeless people. The two different bodies need to work together on it.