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Hospitality Vat rate should be around 10%, says Dalata chief

The chief executive of Ireland’s largest hotel group says the Vat rate for the hospitality sector is lower in many European countries

Nine out of ten passengers at Dublin Airport without proper documents allowed to stay

Immigration officials refused permission to land to 7,662 people at Dublin Airport last year but 6,765 of them were allowed to stay after they sought international protection

Aidan Regan: Just how far is Ireland from having a far-right party?

As a nation without an electorally viable anti-immigration radical right-wing party in 2023, we are outliers across the globe. How did we get here, and what do we need to do to remain a liberal democracy?

€6m contract for Aramark to run direct provision centres classed as 'non-compliant'

The Department of Integration spent over €90 million in 2021 without going through the proper procurement channels

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Half of public unhappy with state handling of refugee crisis

Poll shows 45 per cent would not support modular homes for Ukrainian refugees in their area, while just over a third believe it is not only the far right who are opposed to refugees

Climate & Environment

John Gibbons: Climate refugees present bigger crisis than populations displaced by war

While those fleeing conflict enjoy clear legal protections, the same does not apply to the ever-increasing number of those escaping climate breakdown

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Former county manager to tackle refugee accommodation crisis

Conn Murray appointed as chair of working group tasked with supporting the delivery of housing for Ukrainian refugees

Almost 5,000 asylum seekers with permission to stay in Ireland are stuck in direct provision

Thousands of people with housing entitlements are living in direct provision because they can’t find housing of their own

200 Ukrainians to be moved from Dublin hotel as state warns of ‘acute’ housing shortage

Government warned the refugees, including more than 80 children, that it ‘may not be possible to find housing of the same standard and in the same location as where you currently live’

Direct Provision

Government must pursue plans to end direct provision, says Catherine Day

Former European Commission secretary-general Catherine Day says Ukrainian War must not derail essential abolition of controversial system for dealing with asylum seekers

Lucinda Creighton: Refugee policy may make politicians feel good, but it fails those in need

Last week’s attempt to uproot 138 Ukrainian refugees from Killarney and move them to Mayo without any warning shows that serious policymaking has been replaced with virtue signalling

Casualties of war: Despair as fallout of Putin’s invasion now grows wider

The ongoing conflict is destroying lives not only in Ukraine but also in Russia – where citizens are fleeing or going into hiding to avoid being forced to fight in Putin’s war, while here, Ukrainians fear the refugee system can no longer cope

Ireland among most preferred sanctuaries for Ukrainian refugees

An online survey of around 2,400 refugees revealed that this country is the sixth-most popular destination of choice for those fleeing the Russian invasion

Trócaire chief: All displaced people should be enabled to tell their story

Caoimhe de Barra has noted a marked contrast in media coverage of the plight of Ukrainian refugees compared to catastrophes in Congo, Yemen or Syria

Expert groups warn Taoiseach state’s Ukraine refugee plan contradicts vow to scrap direct provision

Leading NGOs told Martin that Ireland was relying too heavily on hospitality sector to accommodate Ukrainian refugees, and said public support was at risk of ‘wearing thin’

State raises leased housing budget by €450m due to influx of Ukrainian refugees

Government launched extra fund for 1,000 new-build social housing despite Taoiseach’s commitment to move away from leasing model

State warned of ‘unlawful’ age checks for refugees which pose ‘substantial risks’ to minors

Irish Refugee Council and Jesuit Refugee Service tell the government they have ‘serious concerns’ over age assessments of asylum seekers as the state grapples with a refugee crisis

Ukrainian Refugee Crisis

Chairs, cots and floors: little rest for weary Ukrainian refugees continuing to arrive in Ireland

As the state grapples with the challenge of trying to house more than 30,000 Ukrainian refugees, those who have fled the war find themselves being herded from one place of accommodation to another amid growing fears over what the future holds for them

Aviva Stadium being used to house Ukrainian refugees

Around 100 refugees are sleeping on camp beds and queueing for showers at the facility, and will be moved to alternative accommodation on Friday

Hosts of Ukrainian refugees can now apply for €400 monthly payment

Those who have offered accommodation in their homes for at least six months can claim expenses