Electric Picnic tents at Stradbally in use as minister cites ‘pinch point’ with students returning to accommodation
He said: “We were always going to face a pinch point coming into into August and September”.
Mr O’Gorman said there has been an increase in the numbers arriving from Ukraine - a figure which now stands at around 500 per week. Mr O’Gorman said the Government has been “very clear with the Ukrainian Embassy” that there is “real pressure on the system right now” and “the difficulty in securing large amounts of additional accommodation.”
Mr O’Gorman said: “We’re looking at all options, both in terms of Ukrainian accommodation, and... International Protection accommodation as well.
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