Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
298. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the amount of land that his Department has made available for modular housing as part of the Governments emergency response to the Ukrainian housing crisis; the proportion of that land that is designated as Housing for All land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48306/22]
View answerThe Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has overall responsibility for the provision of accommodation for Ukrainian nationals seeking temporary protection in Ireland. The OPW is supporting this work, leading design, development, procurement and delivery of modular accommodation units.
My Department, in consultation with local authorities and other public bodies, prepared an inventory of sites that may be suitable for modular housing as part of the Governments humanitarian response. The OPW has identified a number of these for further investigation and is currently engaging with the relevant local authorities and public bodies regarding same. The request, at that time, was for sites which had "not already been earmarked for social and affordable housing under Housing for all". While my Department continues to support and provide technical expertise to the OPW, the ultimate decision on whether sites will be progressed for the purposes of modular accommodation is a matter for OPW and DCEDIY.
