Ms Mary Hayes:

It is a good question. We must bear in mind that Dublin has a different demographic to everywhere else. By its nature, Dublin has high employment rates and it attracts a lot of migrant workers who have employment. There are a lot of EU migrants within Europe who end up in Dublin, in private rented accommodation or staying with friends and family, and when that breaks down they can be in emergency accommodation. There is sometimes a bit of a disconnect there, which we are looking closely at with the Department. If they fall out of work, their rights and entitlements to social housing may not be the same as everybody else. We have a cohort within emergency accommodation who are not eligible today for social housing, HAP or any supports. That said-----