Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 January 2024

Select Committee on Social Protection

Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage

Photo of Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireDonnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That seems hard to achieve for a number of reasons. There are a couple of issues. I have given that example. If a provider of accommodation offers 15 more places and comes to the Department of children, given the fact that it is not a designated centre, what does the Department then do? Does it turn down those 15 places? Similarly, if somebody left accommodation and maybe stayed with a friend or relative and then seeks accommodation from the State and the only accommodation available is in one of these designated centres, even though they arrived here before that date, are they then on the reduced rate or the increased rate? I cannot see how the new and old can remain oil and water. I cannot see how that can be achieved.

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