Refugees

Properties offered by the HSE for refugee accommodation ‘not suitable’

Not one of 300 properties offered by the HSE and Department of Health last year are yet in use by the state, with many needing refurbishment work

Asylum Seekers queueing outside the Refugee Application Centre. There has been growing pressure on officials to source accommodation. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

300 properties offered by the HSE to the state for use as refugee accommodation were deemed “unsuitable” without significant refurbishment works, according to two government departments.

The statements, one from the Department of Housing and one from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) comes after the Business Post revealed that not one of the 300 properties offered by the HSE and Department of Health last year for use as refugee accommodation ...