Refugees

Government starts work on 61 large buildings to accommodate 2,700 refugees

The Ukraine Refurbishment Project is being coordinated by the Department of Housing and aims to refurbish buildings offered by state and private bodies

Roderic O’Gorman, the Minister for Integration, called on all departments to identify state-owned properties that could be used as accommodation

The Department of Housing has begun work on refurbishing 61 large buildings for the housing of up to 2,700 Ukrainian refugees.

The Ukraine Refurbishment Project is being coordinated by the department and is aiming to refurbish buildings offered by state and private bodies as the country scrambles to house thousands of refugees.

The types of buildings being refurbished include former hospitals or healthcare buildings, former hotels, B&Bs, pubs and hostels, office buildings, school buildings that ...