Columb Barracks in Mullingar, Co Westmeath is to be used for temporary refugee accommodation, with plans for 15 tents on the site of the former army barracks
The Department of Integration has confirmed that Columb Barracks will be used to accommodate 120 men.
"This will initially involve the installation of 15 tents for a limited period to accommodate 120 single male International Protection applicants .The Department said while the tents are in use, it will procure and install portacabins for more medium-term use. There are currently"very real challenges" for the State to deliver hotel and guest house-based accommodation, he added.
According to figures released by the department, 122 adults without children who presented to seek international protection since then were initially refused accommodation. Eighty-one have since been offered accommodation. Mr O'Gorman described the number of people arriving from Ukraine as being"quite low" since Christmas, but said this number could increase should violence escalate further in Ukraine.
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