Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Clare County Council recently confirmed it has finally been able to secure additional emergency accommodation. It will take a number of months to develop but it is intended for women and children only. This is great news but the council will only be able to bring forward a handful of units once it is completed. I have been seeking additional emergency accommodation for the past two years. It has already been mentioned that some of the standards in existing emergency accommodation centres are not great. I know they are being outsourced. When I spoke with Clare County Council officials, they explained emphatically that there is so much demand in the county for accommodation currently. That is restricting them in establishing extra capacity. I raised this with the Minister previously, and I raised it with the previous Taoiseach. I am looking for a co-ordinated approach to emergency accommodation for the likes of Clare County Council, which is facing huge demand for accommodation in the county.

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