Emergency Accommodation
Dail Éireann — 2023-07-06
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Thomas Gould (SF), Cork North-Central

I am sorry. It is the cost-rental tenant in situ scheme which has started to roll out now. The Minister also spoke about the tenant in situ scheme, which he said he hopes will achieve more than the target of 1,500 units. These schemes, however, are only preventing additional homelessness. We have seen a 20% rise in 12 months in the figures for homelessness to 12,441, of whom 3,699 are children. I understand that the Minister is trying to reduce the number of additional people being added to this figure, but we have seen an increase of 182 people in one month and a 20% increase in one year. What the Minister is outlining is not going to stop the figures for homelessness from going up and it is definitely not going to reduce them. I understand the Minister talking about these schemes, and for those families who take them up, they are a godsend. Homelessness, though, is out of control.

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Sitting date: 2023-07-06