Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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346. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department will produce a roadmap for supporting all persons arriving in Ireland from Ukraine, in conjunction with other Departments and State agencies. [14712/22]

Darragh O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is committed to delivering a humanitarian response to welcome people fleeing the war in Ukraine and seeking protection in Ireland as part of the EU response, and has ramped-up the humanitarian response in order to provide accommodation and other essential supports rapidly and at scale.

This work is taking place with the support of the Irish Red Cross and many NGOs and charities across the country. While a response of this scale presents challenges, it is a very necessary response in the face of the appalling and immoral war being levied by Russia against the people in Ukraine.

Preparations are being ramped-up to provide accommodation in:

- Hotels, guest houses and B&Bs;

- Accommodation pledged by the general public;

- State-owned or private properties which may be suitable for short-term accommodation;

- Religious properties; and

- Local authority facilities.

All options are being looked at in the context of the evolving situation and the Government is continuing to develop its humanitarian response to address the accommodation and other issues arising in the short, medium and long-term.

A webpage on the whole-of-Government response to the situation in Ukraine is now available at www.gov.ie/ukraine, which includes information on supports and services available to people arriving from Ukraine. This webpage will be supplemented and updated on an ongoing basis with the support of the relevant Departments. The webpage is available in English, Ukrainian and Russian.