Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 16 February 2023
Public Accounts Committee
2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 40 - Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Resumed)
9:30 am
Mr. Kevin McCarthy:
No. The Government decided back in December that all Ukrainian beneficiaries of temporary protection who are in fully serviced accommodation, hotel accommodation in the main, would be required to pay for their meals. A rate for meals has now been agreed. It is €10 per adult and €5 per child daily. We do not means test. This is all beneficiaries of temporary protection. Whether someone is in employment or not does not impact on their status in terms of the accommodation support provided.