Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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1156. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if all of the locations that comprise group and congregated settings in counties Louth and Meath which have been deployed to date to accommodate refugees from Ukraine; the number of persons who have been accommodated in this way to date in both counties; his Department’s plans to utilise additional locations in the counties in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21138/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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My Department is providing accommodation where requested to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. Over 16,500 people have been provided with International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation to date.

IPAS has contracted approximately 5,000 hotel rooms, with additional capacity also being pursued through hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, accommodation pledged by the general public, religious properties, accommodation operated by voluntary organisations, and local authority facilities. In addition, arrangements are also in place with Airbnb to use some of their accommodation.

To date 695 people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine have been accommodated in Louth and Meath combined, placed in 18 separate accommodations including hotels, B&B’s, county council provided emergency accommodation and guesthouses. A list of accommodations provided is below.