Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister calls this a crisis in their lives. It is a crisis created by Government policy and he cannot put himself at a remove from the actions of his Government and their results. There is council land in areas such as Donabate, Castleland and Hacketstown. We hear that the council wants to allocate some 60% of this for the private market. That cannot be allowed to happen. House prices are spiralling out of control. They are getting further away from the people who need them. What supports are in place to ensure that people who have HAP get somewhere to live? How is that being deployed for people in Fingal? Is any effort being made to ensure that the people who live in Fingal will be accommodated in Fingal and will the Minister comment on the impact this has on the lives of children who are missing school because their mother, in many instances - a mother presented to me - is fleeing from domestic violence? Why are these people not counted in the Minister's figures? They are homeless with no stable accommodation and their lives are in crisis.

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