Ms Aisling O'Hara:

I will give feedback on Deputy Ward's question. As a service. the Galway Simon Community youth service has really developed. Reflecting on what Ms Feeney spoke about, we started off with four apartments and then gained two more units. The service itself has developed in terms of the outreach capacity. Some 62% of the young people we are supporting this year are supported through community supports. We view that as a preventative piece. We are seeking to prevent young people from coming into habitual homelessness. It is important that we are conducive to the needs of young people. When we look at the needs of young people, we see that some of those things are identity, meaning, belonging, self-actualisation and psychological needs. If a young person is homeless, his or her needs, including the need for a sense of belonging, are not being met. We are working with a cohort of young people who do not belong anywhere because they are homeless. Those things are really important in making sure we are conducive to the needs of young people. The preventative piece we try to do by working with and supporting young people through the community is an important part of that. If we can prevent a young person coming into any service, that is the optimum result.