Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am trying to be helpful because this is a very serious issue. I am engaging on it every day. If there are any instances, the Deputy needs to bring them to my attention. He has not done so. I ask that he do so. I wonder whether he has picked up the phone to call the outreach teams and bring those instances to their attention. I hope that he has done so. If he has not, I urge him to do so in order that we can deal with it. At the end of the day, we are dealing with people. If a process falls down, we need to fix it. There is not a push for this not to happen. The local connection requirement is not a barrier to people accessing emergency accommodation. As far as I am concerned, it is not occurring any more but if it is, I ask the Deputy to please let me know of such instances and I will deal with them.

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