Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Following on from this morning's debate, Ukrainian families have been housed in a number of hotels in the Limerick area and a number of schools have been in touch with me that are prepared to accommodate the children of those families as pupils. Some of the schools with vacancies are a long distance from the hotels. How will they access the schools? Will a separate system of transport be provided? As demonstrated by my colleague, Deputy Cathal Crowe, the present school transport system will not do the job.

Second, a number of the people who operate and manage the hotels have told me that when the Ukrainians arrive, there is nobody there on behalf of the State to advise them on accessing the social welfare system, the healthcare system, etc. Will that be rectified or will we depend on the people who own the hotels to advise them on accessing those rights?

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