Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

In relation to refugees and asylum seekers, most people want to be generous and to be the Good Samaritan. The way the Government has handled this, with the lack of consultation with communities, has created division in large number of areas. Consultation is very important, for example, in the building of wind turbines, pylons, hotels and such things. People should have a role in the future of their community, and the lack of consultation has caused difficulty. Many Ministers have spoken about the need for modular homes in the case of refugees and for the delivery of homes for people from Ireland who have been on the housing list for a long time. It is very important we treat people equally. If you say to one group of people that there will be one route towards housing provision that is not available to another group, it will be a threat to the consensus and attitudes in society and create division. Based on the Minister's reply, it is clear to me there is no specific plan for the building of modular homes for people who are homeless in Ireland right now. There are no delivery dates and there is no specific funding for that at present.

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