When you look at the substance of what is in the Sinn Féin amendment, it is suggesting that there be a community impact assessment before any IPAS centre is put in a community. It has failed with direct provision and is now failing people in IPAS accommodation and accommodation for Ukrainians. This amendment is an attempt to finally bring some level of transparency to IPAS contracts.
In regard to the issue raised by colleagues, I agree that we want to get out of private accommodation but when we have over 30,000 people who need accommodation, the State does not have the accommodation to provide that to them. Amendment No. 19 provides for a cap on the daily expenditure for international protection accommodation.
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Tellers: Tá, Deputies Pádraig Mac Lochlainn and Matt Carthy; Níl, Deputies Mary Butler and Emer Currie.
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 53–88 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 46–98 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 61–78 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 63–75 |
| Question put: | Carried | 74–65 |
| Amendment put: | Carried | 74–64 |
| Question put: "That the motion, as amended, be agreed to." | Carried | 75–65 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 65–76 |
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