Ivana Bacik (Independent)

I am glad to hear the Minister of State emphasising the role of the HSE and the need for inter-agency co-operation on this issue. That is exactly what I am trying to achieve in a different way. I am attempting to spell out the need for inter-agency co-operation and HSE intervention in the form of family supports and mediation services. It is really just to give a specific expression to that in the Bill. I accept the Minister's statement that it will happen anyway but, as with many other provisions in the Bill, it would be worth setting out more specifically that those measures can be taken by housing authorities in addressing anti-social behaviour. There is much goodwill towards the Bill among all of us and we would all like to see it strengthened. The thrust of many of the amendments is to strengthen and give specific expression to many of the policies and principles the Minister has expressed and provided for in the homelessness strategy and so on. It is really just a way of giving more specific expression to things on which we are all agreed. I ask the Minister to consider accepting the amendment.