Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Supply, I think everyone agrees, is key. If one looks at where we have come from when this Government came into office and since Housing for All, we have exceeded our overall housing delivery targets, not only on social housing but across the board. We need to do that. We need to ensure that we have a stable private rental sector as well.

There are many reasons people fall into homelessness. I work directly with the Simon Communities. I, myself, chair the national homeless action committee and I deal with all the stakeholders. I commend them on the work that they do.

It is a complex issue, however. I noted with interest the Deputy's remarks about eradicating homelessness for over 55s. Approximately 42% of people in homeless emergency accommodation here in Dublin, which is where homelessness predominates, do not have an entitlement to social housing.

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