Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The figures on geographical locations that have come out in the last week underline the fact that there are blank spots. It infuriates people in communities under pressure where there are issues with the health services or school places. Many parents cannot get their child into the local school or even the one in the next village or suburb. People in areas where there is huge housing pressure and sometimes a serious drugs problem and where they have been screaming for services for years become infuriated when they get a lecture from political leaders in more leafy or better-off areas that have taken in nobody. I know it is a challenge but the resistance in the better-off areas will have to be addressed.

The figure of 170,000 is what we are likely to reach by year's end in terms of international protection accommodation services, IPAS, and Ukrainians, with a budget of possibly €1.5 billion. Presently we have 1.8% of the population are classed as international protection and Ukrainians. If we hit those figures, we will have close to 3% of the population of the State in emergency accommodation of one kind or another.