On behalf of the Labour Party, I want to express our strong opposition to the Government's attempt to ram through this proposal to designate those who are clearly in government, who have supported the Government, as "Other Members". It is ridiculous to see the tortuous attempts the Government is making now to facilitate the Lowry lackeys by this attempt to shoehorn in-----

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I will withdraw that remark.

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The proposal put forward by the Government to facilitate the group led by Deputy Michael Lowry does not even make grammatical sense, nor does it make legal sense. It would apply to members of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to designate a body of Members who are not in opposition in this way.

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We are strongly opposed to it.

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That is not the case.

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The Taoiseach stated that it is unacceptable to have so many people in homelessness. There are 4,500 children in emergency accommodation. We need workable proposals from Government to address the housing crisis. We do not need things like beds in sheds; we need really workable schemes. We in the Labour Party welcomed the tenant in situ scheme. We recognise it is the only hope for many families faced with the prospect of eviction. What we are hearing from across the country is that it is simply not working. It is ineffective in the context of keeping people out of homelessness. We are hearing this from families who have been turned down and from landlords who cannot access the scheme and who are being turned down before they have even fully engaged with the process. What is the Taoiseach doing to ensure that the tenant in situ scheme will be effective in keeping people out of homelessness?

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They cannot get places from the Government.

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