Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I can see where the Minister of State is coming from with this and the only concern I have, which is probably not for this forum or for the Minister of State, in the sense he is here to speak about a planning matter, is that we need to try to move away from institutionalisation. The Minister of State has spoken about this. It is not good for people, particularly children, or for wider society. We have used institutions in the past in this country for different purposes and it damages people and society. It would be better to move away from it. I know it cannot be done with the wave of a magic wand but we should try to move people as quickly as possible out of direct provision. I see what is being doing with the regulation.