I propose to take Questions Nos. 625 and 626 together.
Under the Rebuilding Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, an operational sub-group under the auspices of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme, IRPP, Taskforce, composed of all relevant Departments of State and other bodies such as representatives of local authorities and the Irish Red Cross, was established to support the process of housing the families referred to by the Deputy. This sub-group is co-chaired by my Department and the Department of Justice and Equality.
Arrangements are being put in place at local authority level across the country to support the housing of these refugees, including through the Housing Assistance Payment, HAP, Scheme. Such housing solutions are being funded from the €5.35 billion approved by Government under Rebuilding Ireland. It should be noted that a range of other supports are also being made available at local level to support the integration of the families concerned into their new communities. My Department does not have a funding programme for local community groups in areas in which refugees have been resettled.