Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The point is that way more people than 10,000 experience homelessness in a year. To be honest, one of the things that prompted us to have this session and the other later in the autumn session is the lack of clarity and transparency on the various housing solutions. Very often there is a degree of spin, not necessarily from the Department but politically, on the number of houses built, as opposed, for example, to housing assistance payments, HAP, leasing and various other schemes. One of the things that is referenced in the report is the lack of clarity. A recommendation was made on foot of the Comptroller and Auditor General's report that there was a need to have a more transparent approach. The Comptroller and Auditor General said that, in addition to the current output report, the Department should consider reporting on the output of social housing support schemes on a scheme by scheme basis, both to assist its oversight and increase transparency. Has that recommendation been fully taken on board and, if so, what initiatives will feed into it?