Joe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)

The Government published its strategy on homelessness entitled The Way Home two years ago and it promised to abolish long-term homelessness by the end of 2010. Will the Taoiseach indicate if this is still the policy, considering the Government has just closed down, or will be closing down by the beginning of March, one of the two homeless shelters on the northside, Cedar House? What does he propose to do in the absence of any alternative provisions for the 100 plus homeless people who are being dealt with in that shelter?

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