Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I find the Taoiseach's response incredible. It is equally incredible that, prior to launching a €3 billion strategy, the Minister did not meet with Focus Ireland, the Simon Community, Fr. Peter McVerry and others to discuss the specific issue of homelessness. That is a disgrace. It should not take the death of someone close to Leinster House to necessitate such a meeting, or a call by the archbishop for such a summit for the Minister to hold one. It is striking that the Taoiseach's most significant policy initiative, if we are to believe everything we read in the media, was his statement on Friday evening that he was going to reduce the top rate of tax and look after the very wealthy. That is his number one policy priority, not the 800 children in hotel rooms and apartments. Members can nod their heads all they like, but that is the bottom line.

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