Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 13 June 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Housing for All: Discussion

1:30 pm

Photo of Victor BoyhanVictor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will conclude on one other issue. There was a "Prime Time" programme last week, and there has been ongoing media commentary about it. The Minister may be prevented from speaking about elements of this, but we have a homelessness crisis. We also have a major crisis with the Peter McVerry Trust. It has been highlighted in the media that a vast amount of money was provided and that the Minister bailed out the Peter McVerry Trust. I understand why he did so. It was because we could not chuck the people who were availing of the service out of their homes. We have had to support them. We need confidence in our housing system. We need confidence in our corporate governance of housing associations, approved housing bodies, charities or whatever. There is a great deal of unhappiness and concern, particularly among members of this committee, about obtaining information. Will the Minister indicate where matters stand in the context of his ongoing investigations?

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