Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I answered the question on numbers and made the point that tented accommodation comprised a small proportion. Tented accommodation is temporary accommodation for Ukrainians, with most people in it for two to three weeks before being moved on to vacancies in our existing stock. Coming into the winter, there will be pressure due to the overall number. The team in the Department is continuing to work on providing alternative accommodation solutions and we are engaging in the procurement of additional accommodation. As mentioned, two sites are being worked on for modular accommodation. The refurbishment work being done by us and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is ongoing. However, the situation is tight and I have been as upfront as possible throughout about how I cannot rule out any type of accommodation option over the coming months. The Department and I have to keep all options available to us.

The draft papers before the Cabinet committee are Cabinet committee papers and not something that I can commit to publishing on my own any more than I can commit to publishing a Cabinet paper or the like. The Cabinet sees papers that give an account of the response to Ukrainians in other EU member states and keeps an eye on the processes therein. We continue to work within the strictures of the temporary protection directive.