Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I can assure the Deputy that the Government's intention was not that. The Government's intention was to identify any potential accommodation that was available and, in the first instance, any accommodation that was available quickly. The Deputy and I understand why that was done in terms of responding in an emergency. As we move into a more sustained phase and need to move from the initial phase into more medium-term planning, the point the Deputy makes about every local authority needing to plan in relation to this, and us needing to support how that is done in a co-ordinated manner, comes into even sharper focus.

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