Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the planning and development (No. 1) Bill and the planning and development (No. 2) Bill, before he set off for St. Patrick's Day, I mentioned to the Taoiseach that 40 families were awaiting emergency accommodation and living on the street or with friends or relatives. That evening the Taoiseach visited a homeless project, but he did nothing about it. Yesterday at least 40 families presented as homeless at a centre on Parkgate Street, but there was nothing there for them. When will the Taoiseach take emergency measures to respond to this horrendous situation, with a 50% increase in rents and hundreds of families in the city facing homelessness?

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