Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Barry Cowen referred to the unfortunate death of John Corrie on the streets of Dublin two days ago. I join him in extending my sympathy to Mr. Corrie's family and friends.

A new house building programme has been announced. While everyone welcomes the provision of new housing, the problem is in the here and now. Temperatures fell below 0° Celsius during the night and will remain very low for the rest of the week. I see empty buildings all over the place. With good will, some of them could be used to house the homeless. In this regard, I welcome the initiative taken today by the Archbishop of Dublin. I ask the Minister to do everything in his power to address the problem.

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