Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
790. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the 90 vacant buildings intended for multi-family emergency accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; the timeline for bringing each of these properties into active use as emergency accommodation; and the counties in which these buildings are located [41624/22]
View answerThe vacant buildings referred to in the question were identified by local authorities a number of months ago and referred to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEIDY) as the Department with primary responsibility for providing accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine. I am advised that the buildings in question are being used by DCEIDY to provide accommodation for over 5,000 people. Further information may be available from that Department.
