Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister, Deputy Howlin, made that allocation of additional staffing available precisely to encourage councils to speed up the time they take to provide accommodation, pass on tenants and deal with refurbishments. If we can get the councils working as quickly and strongly as possible in getting through all the stages, we will be able to house more families sooner. That allocation was made some time ago and it is a matter for Galway City Council to process it on time.

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