I, too, like the previous speaker, have been a public representative for some time. I have been a public representative for the last 11 years and I have to say, I have never seen the housing crisis as bad as I am seeing it now. To be honest, at this point, I nearly think it is with intent. I am dealing with people, and we know the homeless figures are increasing every month, but I also see the impact of the housing crisis week in, week out in my clinics. On a practical level, however, when we are looking at Galway, south Galway emergency accommodation is always full. There is always a waiting list to get into homeless accommodation when someone is homeless in Galway. This is nothing new. This has been ongoing for a long time but the problem is that it is getting worse. I do not think it is good enough that we just have launches of plans, but nothing actually ever changes. People see through those words when they do not see it with action. Let me be clear; I want the Minister's plan to work because I cannot face this continuing crisis worsening for the people of Galway year in, year out and week in, week out. When we look at Galway city, however, I would be interested if the Minister could outline how many new houses will become available to the council in Galway city next year. How many houses will become available in County Galway next year? How many sites will be ensured to be serviced? We do not have the sites that are serviced in the Connemara area to ensure that we can actually deliver housing that we need. When will the draft Gaeltacht planning guidelines be published? We have had this promise now year after year. Now, we have a housing plan that stated that we are going to have a planning statement instead of draft guidelines, so what is happening in relation to those things? We also have a situation whereby people who are in housing assistance payment, HAP, tenancies are seeing their rents increasing and they cannot pay them. There are, therefore, practical things I hope the Minister does. I hope that he acts on them because I cannot continue to see this hopelessness that is out there because the housing crisis is worsening. Céard é an chraic leis na dréacht-treoirlínte pleanála Gaeltachta? Tá an Rialtas tar éis a rá linn bliain i ndiaidh bliana go mbeidh siad foilsithe agus go mbeidh comhairliúchán phoiblí ann, agus níl. Anois, tá sé ag rá linn go mbeidh ráiteas pleanála ann ina háit. Céard é sin? Níl aon eolais againn mar gheall air sin. Ag an am céanna, tá an ghéarchéim tithíochta i gcathair na Gaillimhe ag éirí níos measa. Tá an ghéarchéim tithíochta atá againn i gConamara, sa Ghaeltacht agus sna hoileáin amach ón gcósta ag éirí níos measa freisin. Céard atá ag tarlú leis na dréacht-treoirlínte pleanála Gaeltachta agus céard é an ráiteas pleanála seo ar a bhfuil an Rialtas ag caint?

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