David Norris (Independent)

The Minister of State will have time to consider the question of a definition of homelessness. He would do us a service if he provided a definition and he should not allow it to go to the Lower House. The Minister of State was a Member of this House and we have been treated with scant respect by it in recent days. I believe he would be doing the political system a favour if he either provided a definition of homelessness himself or accepted the one proposed by Senator Doherty, by Senator Bacik, who has indicated she will provide one, by me or a combination of all three with, I am sure, the support of Labour and Fine Gael and the moral support of the soldiers of destiny.