David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree fully with the Chairman that location is important. I would love, as I am sure we all would, to have asylum seekers and those looking for international protection to be accommodated near city centres and near the centres of large towns. That would be ideal. Unfortunately, when we look for accommodation, we do not get people from the centre of Dublin, Cork or other places offering accommodation. We cannot magic up accommodation centres in the centre of Dublin or anywhere else.

I can go through all the accommodation centres that we have. Many of them are in large towns. I can go through the list stating how many were in each one on 2 December, if the Chairman wishes.