Baineann mo cheist le Gaillimh agus cúrsaí dídine. Níl na seirbhisí dídine in ann freastal ar an éileamh ar an talamh. Tá ar a laghad 263 teaghlach gan aon bhaile. In Galway city there are 263 households and the homeless services tell us that they are full. In response to a question yesterday after a man in a wheelchair appeared at my office door homeless on the streets, homeless services advised they are at capacity. Asking how long the waiting list is is like asking how long is a piece of string. They are the answers we are getting. I am not blaming staff, although that certainly is not helpful. However, they are under pressure and we have a homeless service that is a symptom of a policy. Is the Taoiseach aware of this? Is he aware that repeated reports from Simon, entitled Locked Out of the Market, have told us there are no available properties in Galway under any housing assistance payment, HAP, scheme discretionary or otherwise?

I am very aware of the situation around the country and that is why we are investing so much in new social housing. More social housing was built last year than in any year since the 1970s. That takes people off the housing list and also frees up other properties for people to rent often using HAP or homeless HAP.