Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 February 2024
260. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details on queries relating to international protection accommodation services for international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees (details supplied) [9780/24]
View answerThe Department is in the early stages of planning its approach for the delivery of increased state owned accommodation for International Protection (IP) applicants. Discussions are ongoing with Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan (NDP) Delivery and Reform, as part of the NDP review regarding the need for further capital monies to deliver on this.
With respect to the Ukraine Rapid Build programme, at the end of 2023, the first phase of seven sites for the , were completed; totalling 310 units, providing accommodation to 1,240 residents. These sites are at Mahon, County Cork (64 units), Claremorris (28 units), Doorly Park, Sligo (22 units), Cavan town (28 units), Thurles (62 units), Clonminch, Offaly (64 units) and Rathdowney, Laois (42 units).
Works are currently ongoing on sites at Backweston, Lucan, Dublin (132 units), Pollboy, Ballinasloe, Galway (64 units) and Rathgoggin, Charleville, Cork (66 units). The completion timelines, subject to any technical issues arising during construction, are estimated at April 2024 for Backweston and August 2024 for Pollboy and Rathgoggin.
Further sites are being identified for the remaining units.
