Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That will be a matter for the committee to discuss but I absolutely take that point. I do note that is a fairly stark statistic - 600 new beds and not a single home. I do not think we have a hotel bed crisis at the moment. I see there is a lot of agreement in the Gallery with me there. I do not think we have a hotel bed crisis. We have a crisis of a different type. We have a crisis of there not being enough homes. I absolutely commend Mr. Maloney and the members of the residents' association and its committee for, as Senator Andrews said, sticking with this. It is not easy; it really is not. I know sometimes when one is involved in a campaign like this it feels like nobody listens or one is shouting into a void but I want them to know, very sincerely, that they have been heard this evening and I thank them for taking the time to come in and share with us.