Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 December 2023
155. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the townhouse property in Tullamore has been secured for the purpose of accommodating international protection applicants of beneficiaries of temporary protection; the efforts his Department has made to engage with the surrounding local communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54131/23]
View answerIreland has responded to the largest displacement of people on the European continent since the Second World War. Since February 2022, as part of the Whole of Government response the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has worked extensively to support approximately 101,000 people who have sought temporary protection in Ireland in fleeing, over 80% of whom have sought State supported accommodation.
My Department is focused on providing immediate, temporary accommodation to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. This has involved entering into arrangements with over 990 providers including hotels, guest houses and B and Bs, religious properties, with additional capacity operated by voluntary bodies and local authority emergency facilities.
I am advised that my Department has not considered the property to which the Deputy refers.
