Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When a family presents as homeless to a local authority, they have to provide evidence of the reason for their homelessness. If they have been put out of private rental accommodation, evidence of notice to quit is sufficient, but the homeless agency tells us that about 28% of families are presenting as a result of family relationship breakdown. It is very difficult for many of these families to provide written evidence unless, for example, a social worker has been involved with them. Will the Minister, with the homeless agency and the four local authorities, review the criteria being used to ensure these families will not be left out on the street?

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