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

I recognise the important role the hotel and wider serviced accommodation sector provides in meeting needs we never anticipated in the context of a war. It is an issue that the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin, has raised with me regularly. We are looking at bringing forth other elements of accommodation. It is 700 modular homes, not 200, and will provide 2,800 places when completed. We are also looking at a quicker build modular, something which may not last as long. Those are pod-style homes. There is the refurbishment scheme run by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. There is the pledged accommodation scheme run by my Department and the Red Cross and the subsequent one by the local authorities. That accommodates 1,500 or 1,600 people, which is almost one quarter of the Ukrainians here. There are alternatives but I recognise the particular pressures on the tourism sector at the moment.

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