Thomas Gould (Cork North-Central, Sinn Fein)

I am not saying it does. Maybe I have said it wrong or maybe the Minister is picking me up wrong. The point I am making is that an additional €157 million is provided in this Supplementary Estimate. That money is for emergency accommodation to cater for people who are becoming homeless. We know now - the RTB has the figures - that there are people who are overstaying who will enter homelessness in the near future.

Have those people been included in the Estimates? The Minister said the local authority will make the assessment of whether these people are in need of emergency accommodation. What if a person is made homeless? The Minister spoke about planning and preparing. The figures are out and we know that additional families who will become homeless. Is there provision made for them?