Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome our guests to the committee and thank them for giving their time. My first question, which Deputy Ward may have covered, relates to the partnerships and collaborations with the local authorities, Government, State agencies and NGOs in tackling homelessness during the past 18 months. Our guests have outlined the sense of achievement in delivering some key metrics or figures in this regard. Could they provide an overview to the committee on what has happened in terms of the shift of focus during the pandemic on how this crisis has been tackled, what learnings they have taken from this, and how important collaboration and partnership has been in delivering the results we have achieved, in ensuring we do not take a step backwards and continue in a trajectory to drive the numbers down?