Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Last week, the Minister appeared before us regarding the Supplementary Estimate. He indicated that six new accommodation centres opened in 2018 accommodating some 567 persons. He named the six centres. Members were particularly interested in their locations. The Minister of State referred to tendering. Is another methodology being employed whereby individual businesspeople are block booking accommodation in hotels that are not functioning to capacity and directly involved in accommodating large numbers of people through a network of small to medium-sized hotels in different locations? Has the Minister of State anything to add to what the Minister said? The Minister had nothing to tell us but given that the Minister of State is the line Minister concerning this matter, he might be in a position to shed some light on it.