Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To indicate where we are, we have two party slots with no representatives here. We then have a Fianna Fáil and a Fine Gael slot. That will complete the cycle and I propose we then go to those still in the room. I have indications from Deputies Ó Broin, Cian O'Callaghan, Andrews and Senator Fitzpatrick. We will divide the remaining time between them after the cycle is complete. I wanted to let everybody know what I am doing and that I am not making it up. That being the case, the next speaker is myself.

Remaining with Ms Hayes, we talked about single person homelessness. I raise emergency accommodation. There is an issue with emergency accommodation for people who do not have a substance issue. People, especially if they are single, are very fearful about taking up any sort of emergency accommodation because it just is not a suitable environment for them. I ask Ms Hayes to talk about the steps the DRHE has taken to try to provide that accommodation. There is a sort of chilling factor there where people are in very unsatisfactory situations because they cannot avail of emergency accommodation, which seems to me like a complete oxymoron, if Ms Hayes does not mind my saying so.