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

I absolutely agree with the Minister on the last point. In addition to the legislative criteria, there are criteria on which the homeless agency has worked with the four Dublin local authorities to assist front-line staff in making these very difficult decisions. It is that aspect which needs to be reviewed, not the legislation. I urge the Minister, in addition to talking to the homeless agency, to talk to Focus Ireland and its intake team, to look at the initial research they carried out in April and May this year and to consider whether it provides at least some evidence that what is in place is not working. I am in no way criticising front-line local authority staff. More than anybody else, they know the implications in making a wrong decision, but they are being placed in an impossible position. The guidelines could be improved in the context of the Minister's closing remarks.

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