Ms Edel Quinn:

My colleague and I will share the four questions. Our No Child 2020 campaign outlines priorities. Our short-term recommendations are to amend the legislation to ensure that the best interests of the child is part of the Housing Acts and to put a time limit on stays in emergency accommodation. The long-term recommendation is to redirect EU investment away from short-term solutions to long-term public housing.

A right to housing would mean enforceable rights for children. It would mean they could go before the courts where their rights have been denied and try to have them enforced. The measure could be a game changer for children who find themselves in these situations.