Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

If they take up the options that are there, they will get a full rate of payment. I went to very specific efforts to ensure the needs of people who are leaving care are specifically provided for. As well as having long experience with people who have become homeless, I have had an opportunity to sit down and discuss this with people from Focus Ireland. They agree it is important that we, as a society, develop a pathway for young people who are either at risk of homelessness or have actually become homeless to get them into positive routes such as training and education.

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