Ireland running out of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees due to surge in non-Ukrainian refugees?

If the small sweeteners they offered like this had any impact on people wanting asylum seekers in their area then there wouldn't be protests. The amounts they float for these funds always sound large but when its distributed its practically nothing and doesn't seem to do anything for the local communities.

The issue that keeps getting flagged again and again is that local communities aren't being kept informed of whats happening, then the Government will claim that going forward they will liase with local representatives and keep communities informed but never do. Informing people about things ahead of time so it doesn't go through the rumour mill would be much better than small amounts of funding.

Who exactly gets access to this "international community fund"? Plausibly, it gets into the grubby hands of the usual parasites ("diversity trainers", "outreach programmes") and councillors, who are the very cheerleaders for the current charade. I'd speculate that the average person in the community will never see a cent of it.

In any case, there's something very unsettling about the government trying to "buy off" communities like this, so as they can proceed with these plantations.

I see Clare county council have announced €4.5m for bits of footpaths, cycle lanes etc.

€4.5m spread across a county doesn't deliver a lot.

€10m across a whole country is peanuts.

If every scout group, rugby club, OAP group, drama society etc. etc. All got an equal share they might get a couple of hundred quid each.

Finally after saying for months now that they'll inform local communities going forward hes admitting that they're not doing it because they're worried about the reactions people will have

"O’Gorman then confirmed that he will “look to increase our Department’s ability to provide information when we’re opening new international protection accommodation”.

However, O’Gorman expressed concern about the impact consultation would have on some of the demonstrations and protests seen recently.

While making clear that he was not referencing Lismore, O’Gorman warned: “In some of the examples that we’ve seen in recent weeks, and I’m not talking about Lismore here, but in some of the examples it’s clear that no level of consultation, no level of engagement would have changed the outcomes.”"

O Gorman is going to do what he likes and the mugs of irish taxpayers are just going to have to suck it up.move on nothing to see here.

That's from 2004, Limerick has introduced a CAO -like system since then, where students list their preferred secondary schools and all applications are handled centrally, and still 26 pupils haven't got a place even in their 11th choice school

Heard there was 200 missing in the UK and thought it's only a matter of time before it comes out that it's happened here, didn't think it would be quite so soon, but

In fairness, I saw someone make the valid point this week that 'consultation' could well just end up with NIMBYism i.e. the people consulted will just say 'no', no matter how much explanation and detail is given to them.

We do have form in Ireland for a Nimby culture (it may well be a significant element in the actual housing crisis), so the consult the local community idea may not be the magic solution or ideal outcome that some imagine.

The state needs to step back. If you come here, find your own accomodation.

Then they will stop coming.

Problem solved

Precisely. But ROG is so clueless, he's now even backing down from the initial statement that new immigrants wouldn't be accommodated. Instead, he's "managed to locate" accommodation for most of the newly-arrived "adults without children" (i.e., single, unvetted men), completely defeating the purpose of the initial statement. So, going forward, his claims that we're full will be no disincentive for anyone to come. It really is a breathtaking level of ineptitude; just when you think he can't get any worse, he does.

I saw one of those tent camps on the news last night. Men from Poland, Scotland and Portugal.

No room at the inn for EU citizens but if you fly in from Albania and dump your passport you get a room.

If I worked in Scotland, Portugal or Poland and found myself without a job or accomidation, I am pretty confident the authorities would support me and not leave me homeless, until I could sort things out. Everyone needs an address to claim entitled benefits, apply for a job, apply for x,y&z. I can't understand why the EU & UK citizens are being not prioritized (accomidation needs) ahead of unvetted economic migrants arriving without visa's or passports. What is Brussles / EU doing about this ? They are quick to tell ireland to collect more taxes from multinationals, but are failing to point out Ireland's responsibility towards human rights and social protection of EU citizens.

Amazing how we can convert an equestrian centre into an accomodation block at the drop of the hat but if somebody wanted to develop 20 houses on the same site it could be hauled through planning for years.