The amendment in section 6 allows for a person to be removed from emergency accommodation if he or she refuses an offer of social housing support. We are going from emergency accommodation to night-by-night accommodation.
The legislation as it is set out, only states those vulnerable persons who do not have the residency requirements and who are refused emergency accommodation may be offered night-by-night accommodation. I wonder if someone who is in emergency accommodation who refuses social housing, emergency accommodation or support within 24 months currently has access to other emergency accommodation sites?
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Cathal Byrne and Pat Casey; Níl, Senators Conor Murphy and Laura Harmon.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Question put: “That section 62 stand part of the Bill.” | Carried | 25–12 |
| Question put: | Carried | 32–7 |
| Question put: | Carried | 28–7 |
| Question put: | Carried | 29–6 |
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