Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 12 July 2023
221. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if IPAS will engage with an accommodation provider (details supplied) in County Kerry regarding a commercial offer of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34567/23]
View answerI want to thank the Deputy for his interest in this matter and indeed to thank all those who have offered accommodation to Ukrainians fleeing the war.
All offers of commercial accommodation must now be made by the updated form published on Gov.ie under point 4.1 of the “Offers of Commercial Accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) from Ukraine – Guidelines”
Offers will no longer be accepted through any other channel.
This is part of the Whole of Government Humanitarian Response and DCEDIY’s ongoing commitment to process improvement throughout our response to the unprecedented humanitarian emergency in Ukraine. If you have a query as to whether or not you have a valid commercial offer of accommodation for the Department to consider, please refer to these offer submission guidelines as publish on Gov.ie under “Offers of Commercial Accommodation of Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) from Ukraine – Guidelines”
The offer submission guidelines provide clear information on the following:
1. The offer categories DCEDIY will accept for review
2. The essential criteria a valid offer must meet
3. Signposted information on other accommodation offer channels to explore across government, where an offer does not fall within DCEDIY’s accommodation categories’ scope
Please note, the wait time depend on supply and demand (arrivals and offers received) it is time dependent and variable on a lot of factors.
We have currently procured short term accommodation for the summer but this will come off stream in the Autumn, we will see more providers procured then
We appreciate your patience and support as we continue to improve our processes and respond to this unprecedented humanitarian emergency.
