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

I thank the Deputy. What we are looking to do is to support people who have been given status in this country to access the services and housing supports that everybody else in this country is entitled to do. That is why we have provided very significant resources over the last number of years, working with housing NGOs to put in place officers who are directly engaging with people who have status and are now entitled to use HAP to be on social housing lists. We have had very significant success in that already. Last year, 2,000 people were able to move on from being in international protection accommodation to independent living. That is ultimately what we are looking to secure for people who have been in the international protection system, have been granted status and now want to be able to move on with their lives outside of an IPAS accommodation centre.

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