Mary Moran (Labour) | Oireachtas source

There is also the funding for travel, which is great. While there are plenty of pluses, there are other things we would all love to have seen included. However, I think it is a well-rounded budget and that it has something for everybody.

Reference was made to housing. I would welcome a debate on this matter with the Minister for the Environment, Deputy Alan Kelly, and suggest that he be asked to come before the House to engage in such a debate. I would particularly like to discuss a case which I have raised at meetings of my party and which I have tried to raise as a Commencement Matter. I refer to the case of a family which has been struck down in the last few months. They have a young child of four years of age who will have his leg amputated due to bone cancer. His mother is expecting her fourth child. I have made representations since August for immediate consideration of a housing transfer for this family to an adapted unit that would suit its needs. I am still waiting for initial contact to be made with the family in order for someone to assess their situation. I ask the Minister, Deputy Kelly to come before the House to discuss this matter.