Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am sure it will be, but I feel incredible frustration with the Tánaiste. When questions of fundamental importance are put to him relating to the integrity of the decision making processes, he resorts to hyperbole rather than dealing with the issue at hand. This is a serious issue and it will not go away.

I wish to raise two other matters. The Houses of the Oireachtas Commission (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill is being dealt with today, the last sitting day. I submitted amendments but all of them were ruled out of order. It is most unsatisfactory that this Bill is before the House on the last sitting day and that issues of public concern regarding the allowances and payments that Members of this House enjoy appear not to be amenable to amendment or change, regardless of what the Opposition does. Will the Tánaiste comment on that?

There is a commitment in the programme for Government to end long-term homelessness and sleeping rough, which I wholeheartedly support. However, many of the Government's actions have aggravated the problem of homelessness rather than address it, particularly the cuts to rent supplement. What concrete actions does the Government propose to take to honour the commitment to end long-term homelessness and sleeping rough?

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