Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2022
461. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide details of the potential locations that his Department has identified for consideration by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with respect to the roll-out of a pilot programme involving the acquisition and installation of 500 modular units for Ukrainian arrivals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38041/22]
View answerThe Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is responsible for providing accommodation for persons arriving in Ireland from the conflict in Ukraine. My Department is supporting this work, establishing and chairing a cross-government Housing Taskforce to scope longer-term delivery accommodation options. Three streams have emerged from this work and are being pursued, including the provision of rapid delivery volumetric accommodation by the Office of Public Works (OPW).
In support of this work, my Department requested local authorities and other public bodies to identify sites that may be suitable for such units. A shortlist of suitable sites will be prepared by the OPW, in cooperation with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, based on the list of sites put forward by public bodies. It would be inappropriate to publish the location of sites pending the conclusion of the OPW's considerations.
