Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Go raibh maith agaibh and thanks for coming in here today. I appreciate it. The first issue I want to raise is that of the tenant in situ scheme. This was the best way to prevent families and children in particular from entering emergency accommodation and becoming homeless.

That has been gutted this year. Last year, 100 children and 88 adults were prevented from becoming homeless through the tenant in situ scheme. I think the Dublin Region Homeless Executive outlined how a lot of the funding commitments that had been made in 2024 carried over in 2025, which used up the majority of the 2025 budget. This means there will now be limited and reduced tenant in situ funds. In Cork city, all tenant in situ purchases stopped on 4 April. Do the Dublin Region Homeless Executive and Westmeath County Council they see homelessness increasing in their areas because of the gutting of the tenant in situ scheme?