Government trying to deflect from their inaction on homelessness

Deputy Joanna Tuffy claimed that two of the country’s leading homeless charities - Focus Ireland and the Peter McVerry Trust - were not doing enough to tackle the homeless crisis.

She stated that because neither organisation was taking out loans from a particular government loan fund (the Housing Finance Agency), we were failing to provide much needed social housing.

In reality, both organisations have been increasing the number of homes they provide at an exceptional rate, and both have ambitious plans for the future.