Homelessness has increased by 30% in a housing crisis.

The Housing Agency said it was required.

They might release your letters.

We built up to 60,000 per year at the height of the boom.

Read the document.

Read the document.

It is what the Housing Agency stated is required.

Do it, then.

What safety net?

There are 30 in County Wexford.

The Government counted new homes in-----

The Government counted them.

Determination

Could the clock be stopped?

I am delighted to have five minutes to talk on this really important subject. I commend my colleague Deputy Ó Ríordáin on such a comprehensive analysis which underscores not only his crafting of the motion but also his passionate presentation of it and his real interest in and his passion for education. He recognises, as we in the Labour Party do, how vital education is as a mechanism for true equality in this country, for achieving the breaking out of unequal society that I am afraid has endured for so long. We ha…

Will the Tánaiste share his decision that he intends to bring to the Government with the women beforehand?

The statutory requirement question-----

The Minister is relatively new to his Department; however, if he had been sitting here for defence questions regularly, he would have noted the question under discussion has been recurring for a long period. Retention and recruitment probably comprise the most fundamental issue facing the Minister. It is a matter of having a proper cohort of people, set out in our plans, to ensure the defence of the country is maintained. One of the concerns of all our Defence Forces personnel is the working time directive. The leg…

I have just five minutes to talk about this very wide agenda before the European Council. Of course, the agenda, quite understandably, is dominated by the ongoing war in Europe, the ongoing illegal assault on Ukraine by the Russian Federation. A number of issues will be discussed at the Council. As for additional support for Ukraine, what specifically will we do? The Taoiseach talks about increasing non-military aid from Ireland. It would be interesting to hear what specifically is proposed. My view is that this is…

This is a simple but a very important measure to abolish the inpatient charge for adult public patients in public hospitals. The Bill, as the Minister has indicated, repeals section 53C of the Health Act 1970 so this is a thing that has lasted a very long time, together with the associated regulations. This is all very welcome and will certainly assist in the cost-of-living pressures that so many people are acutely feeling right now. The notion that people would be inhibited from even going to a hospital because of…