Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Public Accounts Committee
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed)
9:30 am
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
They came through the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Mr. O'Connor will be aware there is some media coverage of the fact that certain areas of the country seem to be immune from any responsibility regarding housing, either through direct provision, emergency accommodation or now through modular housing. They just happen to be some of the wealthiest parts of the country, particularly some Dublin suburbs. Is there an effort being made to identify potential sites in those areas so that we can say there is a balanced approach? There is a sense that it is predominantly working-class areas where the majority of emergency accommodation has been provided.
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