Mr. Peter Tyndall:

As I have said, the only medium-term solution to this is to have an active resettlement programme initially, for those who have permission to remain and, ultimately, for those who have the right to work and who might be able to meet the costs of their own accommodation as a consequence. As long as emergency accommodation is used, the problems described by the Senator will continue. Essentially, we have gone back to the situation we had before direct provision was improved. Play facilities, the ability to cook and other such issues have been lost by the use of emergency accommodation. The only way to get around it is to resettle the people currently in direct provision in the short term to make room for some of the people who are having to use emergency accommodation. I cannot see any other practical solution.