Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 January 2023
134. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason his Department has responded to an offer of accommodation from a person (details supplied); if this statement is accurate for all offers of accommodation from County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3528/23]
View answerMy Department respected a request from the Local Authority in Donegal to introduce a pause on accommodating Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection in the aftermath of the tragedy in Creeslough with services focused on the response at that time. The pause was lifted some weeks ago and officials in the procurement division within my Department are engaging with Donegal County Council in regard to accommodation.
I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is once again procuring and allocating accommodation in County Donegal for the purposes of providing shelter to those fleeing the war in Ukraine.
