Joe Cooney (Clare, Fine Gael)
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I thank the witnesses for coming in. I am conscious that the three witnesses are at the sharp end of dealing with homelessness. We do not have anyone here from the Department or the agencies that provide the mainstream funding and resources to deal with or prevent homelessness and its consequences.

In the witnesses' experience, how important is it to have a dedicated child support worker, especially for families experiencing homelessness, so that the high degree of trauma that children experience is managed appropriately and minimised?