Government to Start Withdrawing State-Provided Accommodation Housing 16,000 Ukrainians - 28/04/2026
The Government has agreed to begin withdrawing State-provided accommodation that is currently housing 16,000 Ukrainian refugees.Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan secured the agreement this afternoon at the Cabinet Committee on Justice, Migration and Social Affairs. Ukrainian people who arrived in Ireland before March 2024 will no longer be entitled to state-contracted commercial accommodation, with the exception of “highly vulnerable” people or those with barriers to independence. In order to continue being accommodated, it’s been proposed that people who fall into those categories will be…
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