Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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I want to pick up on Ms Leahy's comments on children living in hotel rooms. Anyone who has reared children can only imagine that it is not good for them. For the sake of the committee - I know that Ms Leahy does not yet have hard data - will she outline for it the milestones being missed? I am very familiar with the tests children go through, but will she outline them for the committee? Does she have any knowledge of the knock-on effect once children start school? I argue that such children start one mile behind mine. Will they ever catch up? For the sake of the committee, will Ms Leahy outline her experiences? Clearly, she is very experienced in this field.