It is a bit ironic that the Government is putting a halt to this scheme in 2027 and reducing the amount now when it boasts and brags about the support it gives to Ukraine, pumping money in at EU level, some of which is potentially going in a military direction. We have a scheme here. I am not in favour of ending any scheme housing anybody in this country during a housing crisis. That should be perfectly clear. Where are people going to go? That is a serious question anyone opposing this scheme has to answer. I will cite the Red Cross survey again because Members were taking issue with it during the previous debate. A total of 91% of hosts had not rented out rooms or their home in any way before participating in this scheme. As has been said, it was an act of solidarity for most people. We do not know what will happen when this is cut. Currently 42,000 Ukrainians are being hosted by Irish families. The cost amounts to about €11 per night, compared to €50 a night if the State were to provide that accommodation, paying commercially to hotels or other private operators. I therefore do not see how anyone can oppose this on a financial basis. A minority of the hosts have asked refugees for top-up payments. It is not a perfect scheme by any means, but one of the advantages of the scheme is that at least people are integrating into local communities and into society. They are not stuck in a huge building somewhere away from the local population. The cost of this will shoot up. Yes, it is performative cruelty, moving in the direction that the Minister has been moving since he got in, bowing down to the far right. It is shameful that Sinn Féin is punching down. That is what it is doing. There is no proof that this is having an impact on the housing market-----

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-----because of the figures that have been presented. The Deputy can shout all he likes; I am telling him now.

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Punching down is pathetic of Sinn Féin, and it will not get any votes-----

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This is to give Sinn Féin something to say on a doorstep when somebody says something racist: "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, we opposed that." That is all this is about. It is-----

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I will sit down now but I would have liked to finish my point without being interrupted.

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