Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I know one of those family hubs. It is in the town where I live. It is a Dublin Region Homeless Executive hub. I do not see any real surround supports that go along with that when people are outside the jurisdiction of the county or city, that is the acquiring that accommodation. It is still very substandard. I could give specific examples but It is very substandard.

I know there is a cohort of people with very specific needs but the majority of cases of homelessness are coming out of the private rented sector. The lack of an eviction ban has added to the problem. We can see something like an 18% increase year-on-year in the number of people becoming homeless. I do not see a targeted approach. It is a very expensive way of delivering what I would regard as really substandard accommodation.

Regarding the direct builds, some of those would be from AHBs and others from local authorities. What constraints on direct builds do the local authorities and AHBs mention?