Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 September 2022
161. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a national breakdown, per local authority, of the number of accommodation places that each local authority has secured and made available to refugees from Ukraine in each month since February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46594/22]
Amharc ar fhreagra162. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will provide a national breakdown, per local authority, of the number of offers of accommodation that have been received by local authorities from members of the public for refugees from Ukraine to Ireland since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022; the number of these that have been secured and made available to Ukrainian families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46595/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 162 together.
The locus of responsibility for local authority activities and functions is determined by the nature of the particular issue in question, in this instance the provision of accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection from Ukraine. While my Department is supporting the cross-Government response to the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine in a number of ways, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEIDY) has primary responsibility for the provision of accommodation for beneficiaries of temporary protection. My Department does not hold any information on how pledged accommodation is allocated, either by local authorities or by DCEIDY, or where such accommodation is located.
