Kieran O'Donnell (Limerick City, Fine Gael)
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We have been asked by the humanitarian Cabinet committee to extend the regulations to include Ukrainians under the existing international protection regulations. That is a whole-of-government request. Government has to make choices. I have a couple of points to make. The guidelines for buildings for this purpose were recently revised to reflect a move towards independent living. The Senator is probably aware there are modular homes under construction for Ukrainians. On the key point she has raised, there is ongoing review but we are now just short of eight months in, the regulations having come in last November. There is ongoing review but I will take the message back to Government that we need a significant review of the operation of the various schemes at this time.