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

I have never ignored the Chair’s ruling. The Deputy has continually interrupted me.

If I could answer in this regard, one could look at last year and those who exited emergency accommodation. Some 2,815 adults exited emergency accommodation by way of a tenancy being created and over 4,000 adults were prevented from entering emergency accommodation. One could look at some other counties around the country on a 12-month basis. Kildare is down by 29%; Wicklow by 21%; Longford by 36%; Limerick by 7%; and Monaghan is down by 30%. There is an acute issue in Dublin that we are committed to dealing with. We are increasing housing supply, as the Deputy knows, but he likes to deny that progress. He cannot deny that progress, however.

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