Housing Provision
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-09
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Ruairí Ó Murchú (SF), Louth

It goes without saying that we need to deal with the housing crisis. There are significant levels of disinformation as well as what one can only call at best "negative actors", the far right, etc. A large amount of it cannot be called anything other than idiocy, but it is dangerous idiocy. We need to ensure there is no space for that. We also need to ensure that the outstanding issues relating to the payment of people providing accommodation are resolved.
I would like details about another matter. If people are fleeing oppression, they have a right to apply for international protection, but the process has always been too long. What is being done to streamline it? We may need a wider conversation on the work visa system. I am like many Deputies. Most of the people contacting me work in the community helping those in international protection and temporary protection.
We also need to consider dealing with the holiday home issue.

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Sitting date: 2023-02-09