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'Disproportionate' number of refugees in working class areas compared to wealthy areas

Department of Integration figures show there are 3,335 refugees in Tallaght while there are just 51 in Dublin 6

Dublin Live · Feb 11, 2023

O'Gorman pleads with Ministers for 'large halls' for refugee camp beds amid chronic accommodation shortage

In a letter to his Cabinet colleagues, seen by the Irish Mirror, Minister Roderic O’Gorman said that the current number of arrivals is "unprecedented", with 74,000 refugees in State-funded accommodation

Irish Mirror · Feb 3, 2023

Housing Minister 'disturbed' by protests outside Ballymun hotel housing refugees

Crowds stopped traffic in Ballymun last night with several Dublin Bus routes diverted as a result

Dublin Live · Jan 10, 2023

Over 600 Ukrainian refugees to be housed in Drumcondra seminary as early as next month

Minister Roderic O'Gorman's Department is also in the latter stages of negotiations to bring a former ESB office block on the East Wall Road on stream to house refugees

Dublin Live · Nov 14, 2022

Old seminary in Dublin to be used to house more than 600 Ukrainian refugees in latest bid to tackle accommodation crisis

'The best part of' €2 million has been spent on the building which has been empty for the past few years

Irish Mirror · Nov 14, 2022

Ukrainian refugees in Ireland can access ‘just 1 of 29 homes’ bought amid accommodation crisis

The figures were revealed in parliamentary question responses to Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín

Irish Mirror · Nov 3, 2022

Government shells out €200m on housing Ukrainian refugees amid nursing home accommodation plan

A number of nursing homes also received contracts for providing accommodation for refugees

Irish Mirror · Oct 31, 2022

Doubling payment to those offering accommodation to Ukrainian refugees could cost State €2.4m a month

It was unclear whether this increased payment would be backdated, with several sources saying they imagined it would not be

Irish Mirror · Oct 25, 2022

Government may double payment to Irish households providing accommodation to Ukrainian refugees

Some 43 new arrivals were left without accommodation last weekend.

Irish Mirror · Oct 24, 2022

Turning away Ukrainian refugees 'not an option', says Tanaiste Leo Varadkar, but Government 'needs to be honest'

'While there is no limit on the amount of compassion that Irish people have, there is a limit to capacity'

Irish Mirror · Oct 21, 2022