Daniel McConnell: Ukrainian crisis deserves an open and honest conversation

Minister Roderic O’Gorman's admission that hotels will have to be part of the solution to housing refugees will bring a degree of alarm.

In Leinster House, at the bottom of the main grand steps that lead to the entrance to the Dáil chamber are a set of couches.

Situated in the heart of the historic house, these couches are a favourite spot for this and other political correspondents to entrap a TD or minister of choice for a comment or a chat.