Marian Harkin (Sligo-Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The difficulty here is looking at the reality of the situation. The fact is that hundreds of Ukrainians are arriving here every week. The Minister has told me that 1,200 have been accommodated in modular homes in 2023. I am not minimising the effort that that takes, but I am also looking at the reality that the Government and we, as a country, face on an ongoing basis. I know it has not yet been decided by Government, but in recent times we have heard the proposal that it may decide to limit accommodation to 90 days to refugees who arrive here from Ukraine. Where is that proposal now? If the Minister were to offer that to Ukrainian refugees, what would he see happening at the end of 90 days? Where would people go? Would the Government be in breach of the temporary protection directive?

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