Dr. Tricia Keilthy:

Prevention is obviously the most important and then supporting exits out of homelessness, particularly for children who are there more than six months. As the Senator mentioned, the way our legislation is set up, children themselves are not seen as rights holders so we need to see a change in how the best interests of the child are considered at local authority level to ensure their housing needs and considered, and their unique needs are considered at that point. The other pillars are supports while in homelessness and exits from it.