Dr. Niall Muldoon:

I am on record as supporting a constitutional right to housing. From our point of view, this has been promised by the last two Governments. That is why we have moved onto the incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. If we get that into domestic legislation, it should provide the right to shelter in the same way for those children and families. We would support the right to housing if it comes forward but we will also be pushing for the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to be brought into domestic law so that every decision would be based on compliance with children's rights. That would help us in the area of homelessness, preventing children from falling into homelessness and providing shelter for all. We fully support the right to housing and will be pushing for this alongside it.