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Eight sites identified for modular homes to house Ukrainian refugees
Student accommodation will no longer be available for refugees at the end of the summer.
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Student accommodation will no longer be available for refugees at the end of the summer.
Large numbers of people are currently sleeping on the floor of the Red Cow Moran hotel due to a lack of resources for asylum seekers.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the government will now continue to deliver “on progressing our world-leading Migration Partnership”.
New figures released by the CSO show that a total of 35,670 PPSNs have been issued to people from Ukraine since early March.
Dean Van Nguyen looks at how Ireland has helped Ukrainian refugees and wonders why others have not been treated as well.
More than 30,000 people have travelled from Ukraine to Ireland since the start of the war.
The hotel and conference centre currently accommodates about 2,300 people fleeing the war.
Home Secretary Priti Patel acknowledged the new policy is set to face challenges in the courts.
The Russian offensive has turned to a key Donbas city.
The change means that social welfare payments will not be impacted for earning rental income under €14,000.
The payment is to be a flat €400 regardless of the number of refugees being hosted.
Counsel said that the occupiers have also renamed the building as James Connolly House.
The final sign off of the decision will take place at Cabinet next week.
GOAL’s Mary Van Lieshout says Ukrainian refugees are vulnerable to exploitation and government agencies and NGOs must do more to protect them.
A number of Ukrainian refugees were given just 15 hours notice that they had to move.
Asylum seekers who spoke to researchers praised supports such as counselling but said their treatment in some situations made integration difficult.
The evacuation of Mariupol was delayed today amid heavy fighting in Ukraine’s east.
Small boat journeys from France to the UK began again on Sunday after a break of more than a week.
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys said there are almost 27,000 Ukrainians who have been issued with PPS numbers.
A total of 25,383 refugees have arrived in the country as of last night.
The Government plans to abolish charges for overnight stays as well as fees for day cases.
This plan and others will be discussed at Cabinet tomorrow.
Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman earlier said “grouped” accommodation will be a “more substantial part” of housing refugees.
32-year-old Anna Kovner said she has found solace in meeting others from her country who escaped the conflict.
The senior lecturer in housing says the urgent need to house Ukrainian refugees may be what Ireland’s housing crisis needs, with political will.
Efforts are being made to renew short-term contracts with hotels
Vacant buildings are being examined to find spaces that can be converted to homes.
Warehouses and other vacant properties might also be used to house people arriving here from Ukraine in the coming days.
Government ramp up plans to deliver more housing as 18,600 Ukrainians are now in Ireland.
The British wife of a Ukrainian-born woman said the visa scheme took away the humanity of her relatives.
More than 2.3 million have arrived in Poland, but many have travelled on to other countries or back into Ukraine.
30,000 refugees are expected to arrive in Ireland by the end of April.
14 unaccompanied children are currently in Tusla care.
Over 10,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Ireland since Russia launched its invasion almost a month ago.
Plans are currently underway for providing medium-term accommodation for people.
The funding will be used in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip for humanitarian and development needs.
The bloc has come under fire for allegedly welcoming refugees from Ukraine more openly.