Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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444. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will be renewing contracts with Clare hotels for accommodating beneficiaries of temporary protection and applicants for international protection beyond April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7375/23]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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New contracts, with existing or additional suppliers, are commercial decisions made on the basis of scale and suitability in the context of the number of refugees and applicants for international protection that we need to accommodate and the budget available.

Demand for accommodation is strong at present and we are offering new contracts to many existing suppliers. It is not possible however to comment on what the situation may be in relation to individual contracts in the future.