Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach cannot call an inquiry into this because the buck stops in one place, that is, with him. For every day there is inaction, the situation will worsen.

The €55 million for homelessness to which the Taoiseach referred does not involve spending €55 million on what he spent it on two years ago. It has been spent throughout the country to try to assist functioning families whom one would never have seen in a homeless situation before. Rent assistance and caps do matter. Is the Taoiseach excluding them from the solution to this crisis? Will the forum on Thursday only consider the Dublin area? Will it discuss those who sleep rough or the wider issue of homelessness?

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