Mr. Ciar?n Hayes:

It has not been looked at specifically. NOAC looks at performance indicators across the 42 areas. We do not drill down into the specific areas of homeless statistics or parse and analyse them across the country. As the chair, Mr. McCarthy, said, if the Government requested us to carry out any of those specific functions, we would be happy to do so and to collect those data, but at this point the data are not available in that format. We have not sought the data in that format and we have not been requested to. I am conscious that the homeless area is difficult and complex. At times, the mere collection of performance indicators does not tell the true story behind each case that presents as homeless. It is a sensitive area for us to delve into. While we collect some data on it, we are not collecting the data that allow us to parse and analyse it in the format the Deputy suggests.