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

We have major challenges on the accommodation front and it is not helpful when people pretend there are easy solutions to address this. There are no easy solutions; if there were, there would not be people left unaccommodated right now.

I want to thank, as I always do when we discuss migration, the many Deputies in government and opposition, both party members and Independents, who work closely with me, the Minister of State, Deputy O'Brien, and my Department to support the delivery of much-needed additional accommodation across the country. I know that across much of this House there is a strong desire to address this situation and for Ireland to meet its international requirements. I want to be clear that it is in no way acceptable to me or my Department that people remain unaccommodated. Every effort is being made by my Department to support those who are coming to this country to claim international protection. The best way we can change the situation is through an accommodation strategy that moves our reliance from the private sector to having a core of State-owned accommodation and we will set this out in detail next week.

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