Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy will have heard the Taoiseach address this question this week, as well as the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. What the Government has done this week is make a decision to bring Ireland closer into line with what other countries are doing with respect to supports for people fleeing conflict in Ukraine. More than 100,000 Ukrainians have come to Ireland in just under two years and we have enormous pressures as a result of that when it comes to ensuring we can provide appropriate accommodation. While other countries have made changes in the meantime, we have decided to make changes now that we think will reduce the numbers coming from Ukraine and coming from other countries in the EU to Ireland. We believe that is necessary so we can ensure we focus the resources that are available on ensuring-----

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