Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Over the next few months, many people will find themselves in a situation they never thought they would be in, namely potentially being homeless. It is not their choice; rather, it is the choice of this Administration. I am sure I speak for everybody when I say I hope that scenario does not happen and that families or individuals who cannot even get emergency accommodation will not have to go to a police station or airport. That is now within the realm of possibility.

If that happens, and it could happen, the damage for the Government is something from which it will not recover. The optics of families having to go to police stations would be unforgivable. In those circumstances, what measures has the Government put in place terms of contingencies for families if they find there is no emergency accommodation available? That is the question everyone wants answered.

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