Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

Will the emergency accommodation services in this State be able to cope with the surge in demand after the evictions take place in April, May and June? Has the Taoiseach done his homework? Can he give an assurance to this House that the emergency accommodation services will be able to cope? If they are not and people are turned away, what are they expected to do? Would the Taoiseach advise them to go to a Garda station? What would his advice be in that situation? The Cabinet made a reckless decision this morning. It is an act of free market extremism. We are inevitably going to have a record number of homeless people in the weeks and months ahead. What is going to happen when people go to the emergency accommodation services? Will those services be able to cope? Is the Taoiseach able to give us reassurance? If he cannot, what alternative does he suggest for people?

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