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Welfare rates to new Ukrainian refugees set to be cut, say government sources

Refugees arriving to Ireland will receive less money but ‘little or no appetite’ exists to cut payments to those already here

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Vincent Boland: Claptrap that immigrants pose an existential threat to western way of life has to be challenged

As Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh, it’s time to reiterate that properly integrated and settled, immigrants are an economic and social benefit to any country

Relaxed planning rules put refugees in converted commercial units at risk

Inspectors urged to improve oversight of companies offering industrial properties for emergency accommodation

Ukraine war trauma: ‘The women who were raped had to decide whether to keep the baby. Many didn’t’

Our political correspondent Daniel Murray travelled to Ukraine just over a week ago along with Tom McEneaney of Effective Aid Ukraine to witness first hand the journey of those fleeing the war. Over four days, the Business Post documented the experiences of a people at war and the reasons many have been forced to leave

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

O’Gorman claims most people are supportive of refugees, despite pressures on system

Integration minister says some ‘strains’ between departments but state has responded well to the historic level of migration

Around half of international protection applicants granted permission to stay

No systematic information on where applicants go after they are rejected from Ireland, Sinn Féin senator told

Red C poll: three out of four think Ireland has taken too many refugees

Poll finds that 75 per cent of people believe that the number of refugees Ireland is taking in is ‘now too many’ and there have been at least 125 anti-immigration protests since the start of the year

Flotels are not a ‘silver bullet’ for migrant accommodation - McGrath

Finance Minister says government’s preference is to use vacant or unused building stock

Barry J Whyte: Far-right moves in when locals and their futures are left behind

Anti-immigration groups are exploiting the tensions being creating by the housing and cost of living crises

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Infrastructure gridlock delays 2,500 homes planned for Ukrainians

Developers offered to provide houses for refugees but lack of water and roads has stymied delivery

Counties with highest refugee population to gain most from €50m state community fund

Government launches recognition fund to enhance sport and recreational facilities in towns accommodating Ukrainian asylum seekers

Minister for Integration has support needed to house refugees - Tánaiste

Micheál Martin says Ireland has accommodated numbers of refugees “over and above” anything since the foundation of the state

Varadkar: We are doing “all we can” to find accommodation for asylum seekers

The Taoiseach said while the refugee crisis was on a scale that “we’ve never experienced in our history”, Ireland would not turn anyone away

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Roderic O’Gorman’s department failed to pay €100m to contractors on time

The Department of Integration didn’t pay contractors on time to the tune of more than €100 million in the first three months of this year

Gardaí were warned last week over possible clashes at Dublin asylum seeker camp

Skirmishes broke out on Friday between anti-immigration activists and counter-protestors near a temporary camp for homeless asylum seekers on Upper Sandwith Street

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Just seven new sites sourced for emergency accommodation

Details of sites in Galway, Dublin and Offaly come as State scrambles to find enough housing for Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants

PAC asks why EU states take fewer Ukrainian refugees than Ireland

The latest figures show that other countries, including France and Sweden, have taken in lower percentages than Ireland

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Tourism compensation scheme still under consideration

Government may recompense businesses for possible €1 billion losses in addition to retaining hospitality sector’s 9 per cent special Vat rate

Big Tech platforms failing to stop far right spreading hate and disinformation – campaigners

Far Right Observatory says social media is now the ‘key mechanism’ used by extremist groups to stoke anti-immigration sentiment

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