The Taoiseach has committed himself to try to address the completely chronic homelessness crisis which continues to get worse month in, month out. I appeal to him once again to look at a particular cohort of people who are above the social housing income thresholds because they are working. Yesterday, I had another woman in my clinic who works in a major hospital in my area, is now homeless and cannot get anywhere to live. It is bad enough being on a housing list, where you are entitled to housing assistance payment, HAP, and you might, in ten or 15 years, get a council house, which is pretty hopeless, or find a HAP tenancy, but if you are over the threshold, you cannot get anything. I know the Taoiseach will say cost rental is coming down the line, but right now there is nothing, no support, for working people who find themselves homeless or threatened with homelessness who are over the income thresholds.

I thank the Deputy for that question. We keep the social housing income levels under review and they were increased only last year. We keep them under review and we may well increase them again, as incomes, rents and property prices rise. As the Deputy said himself, we have cost rental now as an option for people who are above the limit for social housing, and that is for real now. There are not as many as we would like to see by any means but it is becoming a reality on the ground.