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

I understand the reception regulations allow for the use of emergency accommodation but they specifies that this must be for short periods. Ms Buckley indicated that some people are prioritised, for example, children of school-going age, for accommodation in direct provision centres but that some applicants are in emergency accommodation for perhaps six to nine months. On that basis, is it possible that we are in breach of the reception regulations?