I call on Deputy John Brady to ask a focused question.

On housing and particularly homelessness, in Bray in my constituency of Wicklow a homeless man aged 41 years was found dead in a tent on Saturday morning. It was a tragedy. I listened to the Tánaiste's empty rhetoric. Joseph, the man who passed away, was not the only homeless person in Bray. While we sit here, there are homeless persons sleeping in tents on the top of Bray Head. There are people sleeping in tents under footbridges along the N11. The Tánaiste's empty rhetoric does nothing for them.

Questions on promised legislation, please.

While there has been much talk about providing 200 emergency beds for homeless persons in coming months, none of it caters for my constituency. There are homeless families, women and families, being put up in women's refuges-----

The Deputy is depriving his colleagues of their time. He cannot circumvent the rules.

What is the Government doing to address the homeless crisis in my constituency?

If the question is related to promised legislation, the Tánaiste may answer.

No, it is not.

This is not Second Stage.

It is included in the programme for Government.

Is it promised legislation?

I am asking what will be included in it to address what is a serious problem.

The Deputy is depriving his colleagues of their time. We cannot circumvent the rules. Does the Tánaiste wish to answer?

Like everyone in the House, I express my deepest sympathy to the family of the man in question. Everyone in the House shares the concern about the situation in which he found himself. I have outlined the initiatives being taken to deal with the very serious issue of homelessness, including the increased number of emergency beds, to ensure people will have access to better facilities than those outlined by the Deputy.