Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to speak on the same subject. The Ombudsman for Children's report on homeless hubs illustrates how children and teenagers living in them feel isolated. They can be far away from their friends, they are not allowed to have friends come over and they need to be supervised at all times. Some of them stated that they felt like they were living in a prison. All we ask is that Leap cards would be made available outside the school term so that young people can meet their friends and participate in activities and clubs. That would make a big difference to the teenagers and young people.

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