Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On promised legislation and with regard to outlining Government policy, I need help to find out what is Government policy with regard to homelessness and moving people from emergency hotel accommodation into more appropriate settings. Despite the fact the previous Minister said they would be all moved from emergency hotel-type accommodation into more suitable accommodation by the end of July, the new Minister has now stated that is not the case. There seems to be continual drift and regular change of policy. In the context of the scrapping of the help-to-buy scheme for first-time buyers, will that require legislative change and is the review ongoing? The Tánaiste might advise me where I can find out what Government policy is on housing in general, or is there a policy at all, given it seems to be changing very frequently? It is urgent, given many families are homeless continuously in this city and are being put into emergency accommodation that is wholly unsuitable.

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