Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Taoiseach for his reply and acknowledge its content. An issue, however, is imminent, with the situation where people have been given notice to quit their rental properties or, sometimes, have had an extension over and above the normal waiting time for eviction. They are going to be removed from their homes. It is going to be done in the next four weeks, to put it at its widest. Some evictions may come before then. We do not have the ways or means to provide emergency accommodation for such families at the present time. These families include a lone parent, a woman, more essentially, with small children. Other people involved are living in very small and cramped accommodation. This is all coming to an end now. We need now to have an emergency response, whether that is provided through system-built houses or whatever in a particular location. This is an issue all around the country and not just in one area, and it is a very serious one. It is the most serious issue I have ever come across in my lifetime.

On top of this, we have the vulture funds pressuring people. I had one such discussion this morning with one well-known one, Pepper.

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