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- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Joe O'Brien: I will take that question. That should not be the case. We want to incentivise people to get onto CE schemes. We have lots of vacancies and we are particularly interested in those with disabilities because a high rate of people with disabilities are unemployed. We have taken measures under the CE schemes to try to encourage people on disability allowance to take up the scheme. I would be...
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Under the Tánaiste's watch, homelessness has reached levels never thought imaginable. In March, almost 14,000 people, including more than 4,000 children, were in emergency accommodation. Since the Government took office, all categories of homelessness are up. Overall homelessness is up 59%, child homelessness is up 56% and pensioner homelessness is up 67%. Meanwhile, hundreds of...
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: First, as the Deputy will be aware, 12,000 social homes were delivered in total last year, 2023. The provision of social housing is a very effective intervention in reducing homelessness and reducing the time people spend in emergency accommodation. The homelessness situation is now much more complex than it was five or ten years ago - the Deputy knows that despite the shaking of the head-----
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Address the question.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----regarding the composition of who becomes homeless, how people become homeless and so on. The first-----
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Are there any new measures?
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Yes, we have had new measures. The Deputy knows that.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Are there any new measures to deal with the current crisis?
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: We successfully intervened in reducing----- Deputy Eoin Ó Broin: It is not reducing anything. It is rising.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: Working with the homeless organisations-----
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Are there any new measures?
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: ----- to reduce and get access for homeless people to social housing much more quickly-----
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: Are there any new measures to address rising homelessness?
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Micheál Martin: -----than any time in the past.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: It is a simple question.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy, you asked the question. Let the Tánaiste answer.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: I would appreciate-----
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: If you would stop interrupting he might be able to answer.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Eoin Ó Broin: I did not think he was willing to answer, in fairness.
- Ceisteanna Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 May 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Kindly stop interrupting, have manners please.