Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

They are proposing cost rental and developing affordable as well as social housing projects, and they are also doing a lot of good work in respect of the Ukrainian situation by creating good projects to house Ukrainians and to co-ordinate work around those fleeing the war in Ukraine.

Deputy Bacik raised that issue specifically. I am hoping that meeting can be organised whereby an official could brief party leaders either tomorrow or Friday, whichever can be arranged subject to their own hectic schedules. In the eight months since Russia invaded Ukraine, the State has housed more than 43,000 people. Many more, coming up to 55,000 in total, have come into Ireland and some have been availing of people they already knew and so on. Unlike other countries, we did not have a strong resident Ukrainian population prior to the war. Other countries did and that gave them greater flexibility.

That figure was 43,000, however, In addition, 11,700 people have arrived in Ireland seeking international protection more generally from across the world. In total, we are potentially looking at approximately 60,000 refugees from Ukraine and the rest of the world who have been housed in Ireland. The average annual arrivals under international protection in 2019 numbered 3,500. That figure has risen from 3,500 to 60,000. Deputy Gould said it was coming for years. No, the war was not coming for years-----

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