Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is the lead Department for the provision of accommodation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection. The role of my Department in this area is a supporting role which forms part of the whole of Government response.

My Department was tasked with supporting the refurbishment programme. Decisions on which properties are suitable for progression through the programme are made by a Technical Working Group (TWG) working under the auspices of the Accommodation Working Group. Membership of the TWG includes my Department, DCEDIY, the Department of the Taoiseach, the Local Government Management Agency and the City and County Management Association.

I can advise that the property referred to is no longer under consideration for potential progression through the Emergency Refurbishment Programme. Correspondence recently issued from the Local Authority to the proposer of the building to advise of same.