The latest homeless figures have just been published on the website of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government. It is the single largest increase in homelessness since the Government took office. We now have more than 9,000 adults and children living in emergency accommodation. Adult homelessness is up by 329 on last month. Child homelessness is up by 188 and family homelessness is up by 109. We have just had a conversation about the cold spell. We are also seeing an increase in rough sleepers and there is real concern that we may see further deaths on the streets. What will the Government do on foot of those figures, that it has not been doing since taking office, finally to start to tackle the housing crisis, the homelessness crisis and in particular the child homelessness crisis? Tonight, 3,267 children will sleep in emergency accommodation because the Government's policies are failing. What will the Government do to address that?

This is time for questions on promised legislation and the programme for Government.

The Taoiseach should answer the question.

That is exactly what we asked about.

We are due to have Questions to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, at 3.30 p.m. I understand the figures have only just been published so I have not seen them. I am told that they show an increase but the level of family homelessness, notwithstanding the increase, is still not higher than it was in November.

What is the Government going to do? Deputy Varadkar is the Taoiseach.

I cannot answer that in eight minutes.

The Taoiseach cannot answer it at all.

He could not answer it in 18 months either.

Deputies should please not interrupt.

I will send the Sinn Féin Members a copy of Rebuilding Ireland, which is our policy on the matter.

It is not working. That is the reason 9,000 people are in emergency accommodation.