More than 80 Ukrainian refugees living in tents in Co Clare will be moved to alternative accommodation as soon as possible, Minister of State Niall Collins has said.
Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers will be moved out of tents in Co Clare as soon as possible, according to a junior minister.
More than 80 people are living in tents in Knockalisheen Accommodation Centre due to capacity issues. That's despite a weather advisory being in place for the whole country until Thursday, with temperatures expected to plunge to minus-three degrees.Limerick TD and Minister of State Niall Collins says the government does not see tents as a long-term housing solution.
"As we speak, the international protection service and the department are working very hard to find suitable alternative accommodation for anybody who's presently being accommodated in tents", he said. "There are a number of providers in the midwest region who are building extra capacity as we speak and as soon as that extra capacity is available, those people obviously will be accommodated in other settings other than tents."Since Russia’s invasion of their nation, over 60,000 Ukrainians have moved to Ireland and the State has struggled to find appropriate accommodation for many of them.
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