Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)

Of course, the answer is supply. We all acknowledge that but the issue is that the Government is not doing anything to bring forward supply or to increase the delivery of homes. I watched the Minister for housing give an interview last night. I heard no new ideas to address the situation facing the family I have described, a family who are in the same situation as far too many others. They are facing eviction and a cliff edge and no State support is available to them. They certainly have no housing or alternative place to live available to them in the private sector because of the lack of supply. The Taoiseach spoke about the reform of the tenant in situ scheme but it is not working. I have outlined the figures from Limerick, which are stark. They are replicated across the country. We are all hearing from people who should be able to avail of the tenant in situ scheme but cannot. It is not good enough for the Taoiseach or any of his Ministers to blame local authorities or to say that the funding is there. Central government has not shown the will to address the housing and homelessness crisis. There are families at the sharp edge who are feeling that now and the Taoiseach is doing nothing for them.

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