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

I do not have an issue with being brought into line but having it hanging on the designated centres rather than on the date of arrival is legislatively thin. In a system that is already two tier as per those coming under the temporary protection directive and those coming from other countries, we are now creating two tiers within that in terms of the dates. The date is the issue to be addressed. If we tried to accommodate these people outside the private rental market in accommodation centres, the reduced rate would make sense in that context. To have it all hanging on that designation is too thin.