Ukraine Homes

Well, this is how they are staying in Poland unless someone is lucky to stay in a private home but this is usually offered just for few days.

i’m no refugee but i’d opt in for Irish hotel service for sure, the word is out anyways..

I wish we could take people in. But we just don’t have room. I feel awful for families having to leave everything they know to come here. Wish we could help.

The bottom line is the government need to cap the numbers. It is unacceptable that theses refugees be put into permanent housing that is financed by the state when there is a housing crisis currently ongoing. Repurposed temporary dwellings is where we currently are and without appropriate planning and consideration for communities and their amenities, that where we should stay for the moment. I am all for helping them and if some wish to stay and integrate into our society then good for them, I think they need a helping hand right now but I do fear that many of them will stay when they see how cushy our state is with benefits. There are alot of people making money from this, from hoteliers to catering and others who will try to keep this gravy train going and lambast those with genuine concerns as racist.

In response to Mary Anne 84,And they are the accommodations that we should be using, but these refugees should not under any circumstances be move into state assisted housing through the hap scheme. This is a real concern for working people seeking affordable accommodation. And it's a very valid concern!

You are not correct in that. Those staying with families make up a number. Most are actually ( currently anyways) being housed in hotels until such accommodations are ready. I disagree that I'm overreacting. Do you think 200 thousand is an acceptable number? If you do I disagree.

I think we have to help but people should be in no doubt the pressure it will put in housing, the downward pressure on wages, the extreme pressure on health. Education and other services.

It will mean less public services and a more cut throat free market society.

No doubt it will fall harder on those here who have least and may well benefit the middle class and up were most of those talking about solidarity and internationalism tend to be.

It's worth understanding that it will fall hard on all people here but hardest on the bottom half.

Of course there is no plan. 3 months ago, the scenario which has now developed was not even contemplated. In the early 1940s, bomb shelters were built in Dublin and they plan was drawn up to move the population of Dublin to rural areas in the event of bombing in Dublin. They took almost 2 years to draw up the plan by which time the danger had in fact passed.

Like her a lot, the Ukrainians are coming. They will take up resources which might have been given to Irish people are indeed refugees from other areas. When Ireland joined the European communities 50 years ago, it was the poorest country. Now it is one of the richest.. We have been drinking at the bar all night and now we have to buy our round!

Predictable really although the report doesn't state the number of people that this tented village could accommodate. Realistically, we have the existing public owned land to probably have a few of these dotted around the country.

My point is I can see a number of these may have to be erected if we get to a number such as 200,000.