Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2023-12-06
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Peadar Tóibín (AON), Meath West

There are 4,000 children currently homeless. That is the equivalent of 171 classrooms of children who are homeless within this State and quite a shocking figure. That homelessness is leading to hundreds of deaths currently. It is estimated that in the past five years 1,400 people in the State have died in homelessness, which is horrendous. It is leading to a rise of major difficulties around mental health issues and addiction issues. Nutrition for children, education for children and socialisation of children are all suffering as a result.
Last year, the Government missed its targets in terms of social housing by 2,500 units. What will be the Government's output of social housing for 2023? Will the Government meet the targets, that, to be honest, are already too low, this year?

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Sitting date: 2023-12-06