Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for appearing before us. I have two points, the first of which is child homelessness. Nobody in this room will disagree on what needs to be done, but unfortunately it is not happening quickly enough. We need social and affordable housing. In the meantime for a child who is living day-to-day in a provision for the homeless, what can we do to make life better for that child? The witnesses can talk us through the impacts of homelessness. We hear so much about the emotional impact, as well as the impact on health but is there anything we can do between the time the child goes to school comes home to help that child?