Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Department has an issue with increasing numbers in emergency accommodation for increasing periods of time. What governance arrangements is it developing to ensure it will develop standards for emergency accommodation in order that we will not have the scenario Senator Conway mentioned of people being shipped like cattle around the country to facilitate private providers? That is extremely important and an issue the Department has to square off properly to ensure there will be protocols on standards. In her statement Ms Buckley mentioned medical care, accommodation and governance. We need to hear more about what the Department is doing in the emergency accommodation space.