Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Focusing on those young people who are most vulnerable is the best area for Government and for all Departments to focus their resources. As I said, I have set out what we are doing in terms of people exiting care. Another key group that has been identified and, indeed, Focus Ireland did a very good study on this, are young LGBTI+ people who are at risk of homelessness, particularly in terms of family tensions that may have occurred as a result of their coming out. That is why another one of the key elements we are working on is training for homelessness services in terms of the particular needs for LGBTI+ young people who are presenting at services. However, we are also looking at the other element of family support to see what we can do to prevent those tensions within families building up which actually cause young people to feel they have to leave home. That is why the focus on family supports is another one of the eight action points for our Department that we are prioritising.

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