Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 November 2022
485. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of offers of accommodation to Ukrainians by individual households which remain open; and the number of commercial offers which remain open. [57443/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Government is committed to delivering a humanitarian response to welcome people seeking protection in Ireland as part of the European Union’s overall response to the war in Ukraine. The scale of the response to this crisis has been unprecedented and Irish people have displayed a commendable level of generosity in their support, in their welcome for beneficiaries into their communities, and in pledges of accommodation.
Every effort is being made to provide beneficiaries of temporary protection with pledged accommodation that is suitable for their needs. Once a pledge has passed through the inspection process and Garda vetting (where applicable), NGO Implementing Partners and Local Authorities will match BOTPs to suitable pledges. Since the beginning of the pledge programme in April this year, approximately 11,000 pledged properties have been notified to Local Authorities and other NGO Implementing Partners, with a view to assessing their viability and to match beneficiaries to those properties where possible.
As of 18 November, it has been reported to the Department that 5,450 beneficiaries have been matched to approximately 2,050 pledged properties.
At present, efforts are focused on activating the remaining pledges that are available for placement of BOTPs. 1,020 pledges remain open and suitable for the placement of a person or family from Ukraine. NGOs and Local Authorities continue to offer these to BOTPs.
With regard to outstanding commercial offers of property, I can confirm that, in accordance with the Government Decision of 28 October, a full review is ongoing and it not possible at this time to say how many suitable offers remain open.
