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

The Department of the Taoiseach has set up a dedicated accommodation working group. It will consider all strands of accommodation for people who are beneficiaries of temporary and international protection, including Ukrainians. A review is ongoing. The regulations have only been up and running since last November. However, I will go back to the Minister, Deputy Darragh O'Brien, about it. He is the lead Minister in our Department on this issue. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has direct responsibility for this. On the points that are coming up, some changes have been made as regards the refurbishment of properties. We are also looking for own-door accommodation where possible and for there to be adequate recreational space, as the Deputy referred to earlier.

The regulations are relatively new. A dedicated working group has been established which is conducting an ongoing review and I undertake to follow up on it on behalf of the committee.