John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am glad to see the Minister for Housing, Planing and Local Government is here. Between January and 20 June, 90 Wicklow families presented to the Wicklow local authority as homeless. One of those families has had to resort to one of the local papers, which I am holding in my hand, to try to highlight their case and how they are being treated. Lauren and her husband, Jensen, presented as homeless in June. After a considerable period of time they were offered what can only be described as substandard accommodation in a bed and breakfast-----

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