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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: One of the concerns we had about the provision of emergency accommodation related to NQSF standards for public and private accommodation. Under recommendation 11, Ms Hayes talked about a process, but I did not think there was a timeline for the establishment of an NQSF for private operators. Is it possible to put a timeline on that now?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: There appear to be two sets of standards for two different types of providers. Will they be broadly similar? Will there be a difference between public and private? This committee is of the view that they should not be different and the same standards should apply regardless of who operates a service.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I will allow Ms Timmons to clarify the point as it is important and then we will move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Perhaps we allow the time and we can go on to discuss it with other speakers. Ms Tobin may wish to finish the answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I thank Ms Tobin and call Senator Fitzpatrick.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: To indicate where we are, we have two party slots with no representatives here. We then have a Fianna Fáil and a Fine Gael slot. That will complete the cycle and I propose we then go to those still in the room. I have indications from Deputies Ó Broin, Cian O'Callaghan, Andrews and Senator Fitzpatrick. We will divide the remaining time between them after the cycle is complete....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I suppose the category that most comes to mind is people experiencing family breakdown. For example, a middle-aged man or woman with young children may just not feel safe going into emergency accommodation. He or she could be staying with a brother or his or her mother and therefore would find it very difficult to access the housing market. We know that homeless HAP is one of the key ways...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I accept Ms Hayes's answer. I suppose the question is not whether someone has alternative accommodation. On a short-term basis, many people can access some accommodation but it is not a sustainable or long-term option. It is called sofa-surfing for a reason. The real difficulty in cases of marital breakdown is that what often happens is the parent who does not have primary custody is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I must cut off my contribution at this point. The final speaker in the full round is Deputy Higgins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: The four remaining speakers, Senator Fitzpatrick, Deputy Ó Broin, Deputy Cian O'Callaghan and Deputy Andrews, will have four minutes each.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: There have been several question and answers back and forward on the tenancy issue. Perhaps Ms Timmons will write to the committee. I know it was said that you wanted to examine the circular, and perhaps the officials might write to the committee of the definitive position. That would help all of us if Ms Timmons could do that please. There were a few questions back and forward on the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: The Deputy has 15 seconds left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I was about to cut the Deputy off but I could not do it on that point. Given the length of service Brendan Kenny has given, many people would agree with the Deputy and echo his sentiment on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: Deputy O'Callaghan tells me he has a ten-second question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I thank the DRHE, the Department and the representatives from Waterford City & County Council for being with us today. There were some rapid-fire questions but we got through a lot this afternoon so I appreciate that. We will now take a short break to deal with some arrangements and we will then go into our second meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: We are joined, from the Simon Communities of Ireland, by Mr. Wayne Stanley, head of policy and communications and, from Focus Ireland, by Mr. Pat Dennigan, CEO, and Mr. Mike Allen, director of advocacy and research. We are also joined remotely by Mr. Dermot Kavanagh, CEO, Cork Simon Community. We are joined by Ms Louisa Santoro, CEO of The Mendicity Institution, who is here in the room, and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I thank Mr. Stanley for his brevity. I know the information is all in his written submission.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: The Chairman agreed at the start of the meeting that the remaining time would be divided equally between all the groups present. On that basis, with four groups present I propose to have eight minutes per group. It is up to each group to divide that time between its members. For the first group, Senator Fitzpatrick will take the eight minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Interim Report on Homelessness: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)
Paul McAuliffe: I remind Deputy Ó Broin that he has two minutes left in his slot. He can manage that time in whichever way he wishes.