Seanad debates

Thursday, 19 December 2013

10:30 am

Photo of Aideen HaydenAideen Hayden (Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is something we must come to terms with as a nation. Both leaders visiting the graves will be a step in the right direction. Many people from the Dublin tenements found themselves in the British army because of their extreme poverty.

My question for the Leader is about housing. I do not wish to sound like the prophet of doom but I believe that at this time next year we will be tackling one of the most serious housing crises this country has ever experienced, including during the 1930s through to the 1960s. We have just received an assessment of housing need which shows 90,000 families on the housing waiting lists. Numerous organisations, including Threshold, say the number of people presenting as homeless has doubled, due to their inability to access appropriate housing. I ask the Leader to arrange a debate early in the new year on an overall housing strategy to tackle the issues of housing supply and how to protect housing for vulnerable and low-income families.

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