Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am delighted the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Deputy O’Gorman, is present. I have previously raised in the Dáil with the Taoiseach the issue of moneys outstanding to hotels, bed and breakfasts and guesthouses who are accommodating Ukrainians and refugees. There are a number of them in my own constituency and these people are in serious financial need. There are outstanding moneys going back three and four months, when their mortgages, loans, food supplies, electricity, heating, staff and refurbishment costs are all outstanding and their credit ratings are on the line. I plead with the Minister, Deputy O’Gorman, to speak to the Secretary General at his Department on this issue so that it can be sorted as soon as possible. The Government should not be letting these people down. They rose to the challenge, and they are providing a fantastic service-----

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