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

It seems to me to be plausible that the Department is in breach of the regulation, rather than the directive. I know the Department will never admit that. Having people in emergency accommodation for six or nine months does not appear to be in keeping with the spirit or the letter of the regulations.

Much has been hung on improvements, including the new standards. The Department has high hopes for the new standards. While I also believe they can offer improvements, a much more fundamental and radical approach is needed. Have the new standards not yet been published? Will Ms Buckley indicate when the final version will be published?