Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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1267. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a Ukrainian family that has moved to Ireland as refugees due to the ongoing war needs to produce documentation proving their status here in Ireland in order to rent a property to live in; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19924/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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There is a coordinated whole-of-Government response to support people arriving in Ireland who have fled the violence in Ukraine. Government Departments and services are working together to implement Ireland's commitments under the EU Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55/EC), which has been activated for the first time to grant temporary protection to displaced persons from Ukraine.

Those eligible for Temporary Protection (granted initially for one year, but renewable) will have immediate access to the labour market, social welfare and other State supports as necessary, including accommodation. 

Any private rental agreements are a matter between the individual landlord and their tenant, however, the temporary protection permission letter issued by my Department may be shown as proof of their legal status in the State.

Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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1268. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide the update communicated by the deputy secretary general of her Department to Immigration, Asylum and Citizenship Bar Association, IACBA, webinar on the temporary protection directive, international protection and related immigration issues arising from the current conflict in Ukraine held on 24 March 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19968/22]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The  presentation given by an official of my Department to the Immigration, Asylum and Citizenship Bar Association (IACBA) on the coordinated whole-of-Government response to support people arriving in Ireland who have fled the violence in Ukraine is available at the following link www.iacba.ie/ukraine. 

A centralised Government information portal is available on www.gov.ie/ukraine, and is regularly updated.

My Department’s Irish Immigration website also contains a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page at: www.irishimmigration.ie/faqs-for-ukraine-nationals-and-residents-of-ukraine/.