Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In January 2017, the pilot scheme for residential occupancy in rural towns and villages was announced. In October 2018, the Minister announced the six towns in the pilot scheme. Can the Minister provide the House with an update on the progress of the pilot scheme? Will it be completed by the end of 2019? In the context of homelessness figures rising above 10,000 last week, including over 3,000 children, what interaction is the Minister's Department having with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government around the scheme?

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