Ms Gr?inne Loughran:

We have seen various schemes. I note that there are 393,000 one and two-bedroom homes which are currently occupied in the State, according to the census. There are nearly 426,000 people of all ages living alone. This has implications for the policy on rightsizing that has been committed to. Single adult households remain the majority household grouping on the waiting list for social housing. We know there is a significant shortage of one and two-bedroom homes, particularly one-bedroom homes. Any policy for rightsizing must be matched with a commitment to increased development of one and two-bedroom homes and incentives for that, or else it will be ineffective.