Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Between 2014 and 2019, we have seen a 1,700% increase in the numbers of people presenting as homeless in Mayo. A problem that never existed in the area now very much does. We met 47% of our home-building target last year. Mayo built just 38 homes and acquired just 15 last year. In the first six months of this year, 15 homes were built and only ten acquired. We can all agree that this rate of building and acquisition is not at the required level. I have seen a considerable increase in the numbers of people presenting to my office who cannot find rental accommodation because the stock is so low, or who are homeless, particularly in the past year and a half to two years. What is the Government going to do to address the homelessness and housing crises in rural Ireland?

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