The Government department responsible for finding accommodation for Ukrainian refugees owes hundreds of hotels, hostels and B&Bs €41m in unpaid bills
The Government department responsible for finding accommodation for Ukrainian refugees owes hundreds of hotels, hostels and B&Bs €41m in unpaid bills.
A key part of the Government's response has been the use of more than 700 hotels, hostels and B&Bs to help house new arrivals. However, when asked for a breakdown of the €41m figure in terms of overdue payments and overdue payments due to invoice mistakes, the Department declined to provide a breakdown."€564m is the total spend to date on Ukraine accommodation and related services. In addition to this, €41m is outstanding for payment.
An earlier Department statement to RTÉ's News At One programme, from two weeks ago, had declined to outline any figures apart from a €440m overall hotels, hostels and B&Bs spend to date - a figure which differs from the current overall spend of €564m.
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