Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

A couple of issues came across. Our guests very forcibly referred to housing, housing, housing. It is a determining factor in the deprivation of liberty, whether in a prison setting or in the context of independent living for people. The housing issue is crucial. We have had many meetings at this committee about types of housing and its adaptation. It may not be a panacea, but if more housing were available, for what percentage of people would that be a solution? Would it address 25%, 30% or 50% of the issues our guests face? Maybe it is impossible to quantify that but, for the purposes of our discussions and the report we will issue, it would be no harm if they could give us a sense of the impact that housing and the housing crisis is having on our most vulnerable and disabled people.