Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 April 2022
560. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there are plans to allocate or increase resources to community organisations in an area (details supplied) that are currently delivering services and supports and those who wish to deliver services and supports to persons in the community who have fled from Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18211/22]
View answerTo date more than 10,000 of those fleeing the conflict in Ukraine who have arrived in Ireland have been referred to the International Protection Accommodations Service (IPAS) for accommodation.
In light of the continued significant numbers of people coming into the State, and the potentially substantial numbers that may arrive, my Department is contracting all forms of accommodation.
The Government is committed to delivering a whole of Government, humanitarian response to people fleeing the war in Ukraine and seeking protection in Ireland. Community response fora are being established in all local authority areas, chaired by local authorities, to coordinate the provision of supports to Ukrainian refugees.
