Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I would love to talk to the Minister about this but I only have a few minutes remaining. I appreciate his work but, unfortunately, he has not ended direct provision. This Government has presided over mixed messages with regard to our approach to asylum seekers in every possible way, creating a two-tier system and pitting communities against each other. It is all inconsistent.

Not too far from this august establishment, there is a hotel that has been empty for five, six or seven years. I stayed there when I was first elected to the House. There is no explanation as to why that and other premises have never been used. I understand the Minister is under pressure but there is complete inconsistency.

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