Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

What happened on Tuesday night when 30 children did not have anywhere to go or a roof over their heads is a blight on a society. These families ended up in Fairview Park and Mountjoy Square. Imagine having children aged under ten years outside at night looking for a safe place. This is an absolute failure on the part of the Government. Mr. Mike Allen of Focus Ireland stated in a radio interview this morning that 200 of the 1,000 families in emergency accommodation must ring around and self-accommodate every day. They do not know from one day to the next where they will be the following night. What will the Government do about this scandal?

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