Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. As we are on record, it is important to correct his point. I have never sent out a tweet inviting people to Ireland. At the time we published the White Paper we sent out tweets letting people know the changes that were being made, because as the Deputy knows there are a lot of people in the international protection process who wanted to see what changes were being made. We therefore informed them about the plans in the White Paper, but there was never any invite. That is a meme, a trope that dwells on the Internet, but it is not true.

With regard to Cashel, I have always made it very clear that even though our need to respond to the housing needs of international protection applicants and Ukrainians is extensive, we will never interfere with either existing social housing lists or existing processes in place to deal with homelessness here. Deputy McGrath and other Deputies have been in touch with me about the hostel in Cashel and we recognise there is an issue there. My officials are engaging with officials in Tipperary County Council. I hope to have clarity for Deputy McGrath and other Deputies tomorrow.

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