Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Refugee Accommodation Crisis: Engagement with Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy has engaged with me very significantly on that and I am grateful for that. In terms of the information, by and large, we try to get information out, particularly to Members of the Oireachtas. We will continue to do that and we will look to continue to improve the manner in which we, as a Department, get information out about accommodating international protection applicants and Ukrainians.

Breaffy Woods is a perfect example. That was opened in a context where we had to shut Citywest. We are having to act far more quickly than I would like, but it is for the very simple reason we need to find beds and spaces for people every day. That is not to make an excuse, because there should be a better mechanism of communication. It is just to provide a reason and context in terms of the team here and working. It is a very new and still a small team. In the context of the challenge we are facing, it has done a huge amount. The ultimate goal is to secure accommodation. I take on board what the Deputy said and we will look to strengthen our ability to get clear and correct information out to people.

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