I will raise an issue I have raised with the Taoiseach previously and which he spoke about earlier, that is, the ongoing failure by the Government to provide adequate accommodation for those who come here seeking refuge and are in the international protection system. I agree with him that it is inhumane and unsustainable to have people camping on the streets or in public parks, but it is failure of Government and the lack of alternative options for people that have caused this situation. It is simply not an appropriate response to keep fencing off areas of the canal, public parks and public spaces in this city. A group of men have been forced to sleep in tents on Wilton Terrace at Leeson Street Bridge. I have been told by our great volunteers who are working to support the men that they have today been ordered by the Garda to move on but they have nowhere to go. That is not appropriate. It is not a humane or sustainable policy for the accommodation of those who come here seeking asylum. What is the Government's longer term, or even its medium- or short-term, plan to provide decent and sustainable accommodation for those who come here seeking refuge?

That is a fair and important question. My medium-term plan, or my plan over an even shorter timeframe, is to secure State-owned lands that can provide safe shelter and access to sanitation. I will chair a multiagency meeting on the issue of migration and shelter this evening. I have a view about the tents that I think the Deputy shares. None of us want to see that happen from a humanitarian point of view or from the point of view of the city. I am pleased that, through our actions, approximately 690 additional people who were in tents have been provided with shelter. I believe people were being moved on to alternative accommodation this afternoon, but I will be happy to update the Deputy after my meeting this evening.