Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 November 2023
92. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when a person (details supplied) will receive a substantive reply to correspondence with his office of 11 September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50057/23]
View answerThe role of my Department in the provision of accommodation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection is a supporting role which forms part of the whole of Government response. This Department is supporting the whole of Government effort on Ukraine across 3 strands;
1. Emergency Refurbishment (Ukraine) Project ;
2. “Offer a Home” call; and
3. Supporting the Identification of Sites for Rapid Build Homes.
In respect of the correspondence referred to in the Question, my Department is unable to confirm receipt of same. However based on the copy of the correspondence subsequently supplied, and having reviewed the queries therein, I wish to confirm that my Department has no function in the implementation of contracts nor the payments for same in respect of either Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BoTP’s) or International Protection (IP) applicants.
The awarding and oversight of such contracts is a matter for the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY).
