Ukrainian refugees who have been living at the Ibis Hotel in Clondalkin, Dublin, are preparing to move to alternative accommodation.
More than 200 refugees, including families with children, have been living at the hotel, many since March.
Many of the residents are relocated to accommodation in the holiday resort of Trabolgan in County Cork.
The Irish Red Cross and Helping Irish Hosts have secured accommodation in 34 houses for 90 of those living at the hotel.
Helping Irish Hosts Chief Ececutive Angie Gough said the places she had secured for 29 people were “within commuting distance” for Clondalkin.
Meanwhile, the Minister for Children and Integration has renewed a call for vacant housing to be made available to provide “really meaningful support” to Ukrainian families.
Speaking after the National Travelers Health Action Plan was launched, Roderic O’Gorman TD said it was his understanding that at least fifty people had been relocated to locally promised housing.
When asked about the situation at the East Wall, he said neither he nor the government could “accept the closure of emergency accommodation” for international protection claims or for Ukrainians.
He said his apartment housed 64,000 people from Ukraine or other countries seeking refuge, safety or persecution or war.
“That has necessitated us acting quickly, securing emergency accommodation where we can, we’ve secured it at East Wall, we’ve secured it in other parts of the country and we’ll continue to do so,” he said, reports RTE.
The minister recognized the importance of providing information when opening new emergency shelters and accepted that it must be done “in a timely way.”
Mr. O’Gorman said more resources will be assigned to a unit in his department to do this.
Many people are saying that Ireland is full and that we should be looking after Irish homeless people before any migrants.
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