Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Homelessness Issues: Discussion

Ms Mary Hayes:

I will be honest with the Senator; it is pretty limited. There are limits to what can be offered to people as regards what is available on that day, depending on family size. We could sometimes get a family of two or a family of ten. We are limited. We work with Mr. Ollie Brady in Kildare County Council on specific cases and, if anything is available, we have some co-operation and flexibility. We are acutely conscious that it is not easy for families. There is great difficulty in getting somewhere that is close to their schools. We try our best in Dublin. We are relatively lucky that we can place people close to a Luas or transport link, at least, but it is a real issue.

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