Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge that. The figures show this. My issue is that I think Cork City Council should be given more money, resources and staff. If the council can hit every target, then why not double them? These figures show that the housing crisis is getting worse in Cork. This is what they show. The Minister needs to back Cork City Council more.

We saw extreme weather conditions at the weekend with the rain and over the summer with the heat. We are now facing into a winter where we are going to probably see cold and snow. Is a contingency plan in place? I was told a story last Sunday evening regarding a man who wanted to present for homelessness and, instead, he was out the whole day in torrential rain. As was said, this was probably the highest rainfall in Cork city for nearly 60 years, but homeless people did not have access to shelter on Sunday afternoon. Several people died on the streets of Cork city a few years ago. Is there a contingency plan in place now to deal with extreme weather conditions to ensure there will always be somewhere for homeless people to go?