Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----dealt, by and large, with the vast majority of people sleeping rough who wanted a bed for the night. Speaking to some of them myself, they said they would not go into hostels because they might be attacked, beaten up or whatever. These are not simple cases. The Deputy mentioned families and I empathise completely with her in this regard. Housing men, women and their children, some in bed and breakfasts and some in hotel rooms, is not satisfactory.

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