Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

If it is a pledge of accommodation on a non-commercial basis, it is the Red Cross. If it is on a commercial basis it is the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth or the local authority. I have had the same experience as the Deputy of people who have pledged accommodation in their own homes or perhaps in a property they own on a non-commercial basis and of people who are offering properties on a commercial basis. They tell me how frustrated they are that they are not getting the level of engagement or of response that they should be getting. I have heard the same stories and they are real. Let us not forget we have accommodated more than 40,000 people. It is not that nothing has been done but it is clear that more offers are being made and we need to take them up. We need to intensify our efforts throughout the Government to make sure it happens.

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