Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The providers of properties are looking for maximum or the widest measures in terms of flexibility. This is a whole of Government decision. It is based on need. The Senator raises particular points but I refer to what is coming back from the market. We have a duty of care to people coming from Ukraine to provide accommodation. To get the requisite accommodation, we have to work with what the marketplace requires at the moment. Providers require a certain element of security in terms of fit-out and they are looking for that five-year period. That is the reason this particular regulation is being brought forward before the committee today.