Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Kelleher. If I miss any of her questions, she will remind me. Scrutiny starts here. I am happy to engage with the committee and we will do that as best we can. We are certainly open to any suggestions or ideas. That is what we have to do. The Senator is right about the importance of housing. That is why we take the housing first approach to helping rough sleepers. That is a proven concept. Housing should be attended to first and then other services can be attached. The same logic will apply to anybody who is in a poor housing situation.

There were a couple of questions there. The Senator asked me if the recommendations have actually been accepted. We have accepted the recommendations and the general principles they are trying to achieve. Each individual recommendation must still be finalised to determine how best to implement it. We are open to tweaking them if need be.