Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am delighted there was a such a useful debate last night on homelessness and I commend Senator Craughwell on raising the matter. As Senator Bacik said, the best thing we can all do is wish that constructive proposals will be made that can be put into action arising out of the meeting later in which the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government will be involved. We will keep an eye on the issue and we can revert to it next week, if necessary.

Senator Bacik also touched on another important matter. Two key elements in our society and economy are jobs and housing and, thankfully, the provision of both is increasing. The number of jobs is increasing at a great rate and the number of people unemployed continues to fall.