New figures show that 512 male asylum seekers in Ireland are without accommodation due to a shortage of places. The number of Ukrainian refugees seeking temporary protection has also decreased. Plans to cut welfare payments for future arrivals from Ukraine have been approved.
The Department of Integration published new figures on Tuesday showing 512 male asylum seekers have now been left without accommodation due to the shortage of places for asylum seekers . Photograph: Alan Betsonarriving in Ireland declined sharply in the final weeks of last year as the State ran out of capacity to offer beds to this cohort of migrants.
Meanwhile, separate figures show that the number of Ukrainian refugees who sought temporary protection in Ireland in the last two months of 2023 has almost halved compared with the same period in 2022. The data comes as the Cabinet signed off on plans to cut the welfare payments that future arrivals from Ukraine will be entitled to with legislation due to come before the Dáil to do this as early as next week. There is significant pressure on Ireland’s system for housing refugees from Ukraine and those seeking international protection (IP) from other countrie
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