Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth

Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Michael Walsh:

There has been clear communication that local authority tenants are allowed to take somebody in, expressly, if my memory serves me, from the Minister himself. Certainly the Department has communicated that. It is happening and can happen. In my instance, we have not had any uptake on it. There would be some resistance in local authorities around it but it is a Government decision and we will-----