Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am still concerned. The Minister said particular arrangements are needed for particular families that have particular difficulties but I want to ensure that he will track this and that these families will not still be in hotels when we come back here in the autumn. He said there are exceptional circumstances but leaving a family for a very long period, no matter what the exceptional circumstances are, in a hotel is not appropriate. I would like a more specific answer to this.

Second, last year, the Leap card arrangements for schools came into place much later than was intended. Can the Minister give us an assurance that this year homeless families will have their Leap cards, or whatever other arrangement is made, when the children go back to school in September?

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