Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This is exactly why we are talking to Kildare County Council about trying to ensure they can move from accommodation that is not theirs into some form of supported housing, if they are in a vulnerable position, or social housing.

We have to move gradually towards recouping a property that belongs to the Department of Defence and is not the property of an individual. Of course people may want to stay for as long as they can in accommodation to which they would previously have been entitled. As I have said, we will try to deal with every case individually, to be as fair as we can and to support people who are vulnerable. I have to signal that we have a legal obligation to deal with a property that in many cases is not the property of the tenant.

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