Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to discuss the following matter of urgent national importance, namely, that the lack of appropriate housing and poor housing standards will detrimentally affect thousands of people across the State this Christmas, including 5,000 people who are homeless, more than 43,000 who remain on the social housing list, the recent revelation by the Simon Community that 55 people who used its services in 2006 have since died and that 44% of excess winter deaths are associated with poor housing standards further demonstrates the extent to which a lack of appropriate housing costs lives and demonstrates why the Government needs to take action now and make required funding available to ensure everyone has access to appropriate housing as is their right.

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