Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to discuss accommodation for those fleeing the war in Ukraine.

The Department has received 663 offers of accommodation, of which approximately one third have been rejected. I have spent months trying to get information about two suitable accommodation offers in Carlow. It is all online. There is no face-to-face contact. I have also visited the office of the Minister, Deputy Roderic O'Gorman. My understanding is that it is short-staffed. These communities and owners of these premises are only asking for communication and speed. They have their fire certification, the necessary remedial works have been done and they have done everything they can. This needs to be addressed. We are all trying to work together, but people are becoming disheartened. They are not receiving any answers. I ask that we do something urgently to try to sort this out.

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