Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Minister on the seriousness of the challenge and the changing landscape.

We must do everything in our power to meet that challenge head on. We must first meet the challenge of the number of people who are and have been homeless in our society. We must recognise that it is easy to blame the Government for everything. The Government did not start the war in Ukraine or in the various other countries from whence immigrants are coming at present. It is also important that we recognise that to shoehorn people in on top of society in inadequate accommodation is a recipe for disaster. We must ensure that at least basic requirements are met in such situations.

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