Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2024-01-31
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

I know the Deputy was not. I just wanted to put that on record.
Regarding the 90 days, and the point that the Government is going to do that anyway, that is not something with which we agree.
As I said, there are two big problems with it. There is an incentive there when we compare what people will receive inside State-provided accommodation with what they will receive outside it. It absolutely is the case that in large parts of the country, people might feel they are better off trying to compete in the private rental market. However, as much pressure as there is on emergency accommodation, I would say there is as much and more pressure on the private rental market. That potentially will be seen in parts of the country where rents are not as high as they are in Dublin and Cork, including on the west coast and in the midlands, which are the places where the large bulk of Ukrainians currently are located.
I see I am over time.

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