Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is a lack of urgency around the issue. Existing solutions have clearly failed. That is demonstrable in terms of the numbers. That is the point I am trying to make.

Caitríona Twomey of Cork Penny Dinners is right. We need more homes, we need more treatment centres and we need more support services. At present, the response is not up to scale in terms of the issue we face.

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