Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2023-07-05
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I do not want to comment on the individual case because I do not know all the information. However, we have a serious issue because thousands of people living in direct provision who have status are working and not paying any rent. That is not a tenable situation because we need those spaces for people who are new applicants for international protection. Single people, in particular, have been asked to find alternative accommodation and in almost all cases, they have. In a few cases, we have had to provide alternative accommodation for them in another location and that has been done.

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Sitting date: 2023-07-05