Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Adams has another view as to how we can sort out these things. If one does not build houses, either social or private, then one does not deal with the supply of houses. If one cannot deal with that then the pressures on the existing housing stock will increase and raising the rent subsidy is not the answer.

I repeat again that there is a difference in the categorisation or classification of homeless and rough sleepers. Nobody wants to see families or children or anybody on the streets. In respect of the people who sleep rough on the streets, a great deal of effort has gone into it. I do not see any reason why the facilities and opportunities available now would mean that anyone should be on the streets of any city this winter and I hope they will be the case.

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