Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have read out the list of issues dealt with by the social policy committee, including the discussions that took place about the national ageing strategy, the national carers strategy, the substance misuse strategy group and the question of homelessness and housing. It is very distressing to hear of young mothers, young couples, single people or whoever, especially if children are involved, who have notice to quit their accommodation, inadequate though it might be in the first place, and who must go somewhere where they do not even have an option. I know the pressure that is on in Dublin and the greater Dublin region. It is being exacerbated by population change, rising costs and so on.

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