Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I agree with Mr. Allen that the child should be central in all of this. While there are not as many children being housed in hotel accommodation as there were previously, we have found that children are being housed in bed and breakfast accommodation as a short-term measure. We try to secure a place for them in a family hub where they might get some supports to exit homelessness but we have found people are staying in family hubs for longer because there is nowhere for them to go because of the housing crisis. Even though not as many children are being housed in hotels we are on a precipice for that to happen again if things do not start to move on. I have one further question if that is in order.