Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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I hear what the Deputy is saying but it is really important that we afford to those who are experiencing the crisis exactly the same status as everybody else in terms of our engagement because their views are as important. As someone who worked for a homelessness charity for a number of years, I believe such charities can advise and suggest who the committee could invite and who they believe, from working with them, are competent and capable and would not be vulnerable or at risk. There are other organisations that could be considered.

Deputy Coppinger mentioned residents from Tyrrelstown. They appointed a committee themselves and could nominate somebody. We would be according people the status they deserve by bringing them here to give them the opportunity I have described. We would select them in the same way as we select anybody else, namely, by making a decision on who we believe would be appropriate to present to the committee.