Emergency Accommodation
Dail Éireann — 2024-02-29
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John Brady (SF), Wicklow

I thank the Minister for his reply. Unfortunately, he failed to answer the specific question. He stated that his Department met Fáilte Ireland regularly, but he did not address the serious issues facing communities across the State. For example, more than 100 Ukrainians have been placed in Carnew in my constituency of Wicklow, but there is only a part-time GP service with waiting times of two to three weeks. That waiting list has grown even longer. There is a crisis in school places and a shortage of teachers and classrooms. This situation is replicated in Donegal and Roscommon.
What audits have been carried out to assess where the deficiencies are? When those deficiencies are identified and before the placement of international protection applicants or Ukrainians in communities, what actions are being taken to rectify them or put in place the services that are needed, not just to meet increased demand in communities, but to ensure that locals, who were under considerable pressure before additional people arrived in their communities, can be addressed also?

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Sitting date: 2024-02-29