The Government is working towards a “reduction and eventual elimination” of the State’s accommodation programme for people fleeing the war in Ukraine, the Minister of State for Migration has said.
“We want to see businesses going back to what they were doing originally, and having the ability for beds and accommodation back into local communities,” Colm Brophy said.
Speaking in the Dáil today, Mr Brophy said that, as of 13 March, more than 125,700 people from Ukraine have been granted temporary protection in Ireland.
Of those, over 94,300 have requested access to State-supported accommodation.
He said around 19,200 people are currently housed in…