Ukraine War
Dail Éireann — 2023-03-28
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Richard Boyd Barrett (PBP), Dún Laoghaire

It is absolutely shocking that hundreds of people coming here, whether from Ukraine or elsewhere, are not being given accommodation. The Government needs to seriously step up its efforts to provide emergency accommodation and repurpose empty buildings, of which there are very many. When we look at the nuclear poker being played by Putin, which raises the very real prospect of another Chernobyl, does it not give the Taoiseach a bit of pause for thought about the essentially "victory or death" response that the western powers seem to have to this terrifying situation and maybe about the role Ireland could play in arguing for de-escalation, some sort of ceasefire and peace negotiations? Does the Taoiseach see this going anywhere other than in a terrifying direction that could lead to disaster?

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Sitting date: 2023-03-28