An additional 150 properties are to be set aside for the use of Ukrainians this year according to a briefing document sent to Offaly County Council from Local Government Ireland and seen by Gript.
The 150 properties are to be delivered this year by local authorities to Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) – or the 100,000 Ukrainians who have come to Ireland since the start of the current Russia – Ukraine conflict in March 2022.
The news comes after Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan was informed that a former convent in the small town of Banagher Co. Offaly is currently awaiting arrivals of up to 84 Ukrainian BOTPs in addition to the 23 BOTPs who currently reside at the property.
The council told Deputy Nolan that the owner has received their contract from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The council also stated in reply to the Independent TD that it would issue a briefing note on the situation shortly.
In response to the news Deputy Nolan said she has received “a number of Banagher residents coming to my offices looking for absolute certainty about the future of the Convent, and that is why I made representations on this matter,”
She continued, “It is a very trying time for many people, including those within surrounding areas who feel powerless about what is happening to buildings in their localities. They worry about who precisely will be accommodated and when the support services will be in place to back up the increase in population levels.”
“I want to reassure all of those people that I will continue to advocate on their behalf and try my best to assist them in obtaining factual information with respect to what exactly is happening in their towns and villages,” concluded Deputy Nolan.
The briefing note on the 150 additional properties for Ukrainians says that “pressure” to accommodate 100,000 in a “short space of time” has led to “significant constraints” on the type of accommodation provided and that the number of arrivals from Ukraine is expected to remain high.
Information has also been given to TD’s and local authority members about the establishment of a new Refurbishment Programme which is supported by a change in the Planning and Development Regulations.
According to the document, this is being coordinated by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Department of the Taoiseach.
The note seen by Gript says the delivery of the programme is, “at ground level, driven by the Ukraine response teams within each Local Authority with National Coordination managed by the Local Government Management Agency, who assist the Local Authorities in the delivery on the expanded workstream at local level.”
“Nationally, this programme was set to provide accommodation in 53 properties in 2023, with over 150 additional properties already in the pipeline of delivery for 2024.” it said.
The briefing note says that the accommodation provides for “a mix of families, elderly people and single persons from Ukraine, and is in the form of either shared recreational/living/sanitary with own bedrooms or independent own door accommodation.”
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Beyond disgusted at what Irish politics has morphed in to. Irish people have been sold out. Absolutely, people have a right to have a say in who comes into their neighbourhood. Absolutely people have a right to be COMPLETED outraged by being put ‘Paddy Last’.
Fair play to Carol Nolan, Mattie Mcgrath and Michael McNamara. Absolutely disgusted at the rest of the EU lapdogs
The notion that this is a temporary arrangement is disinformation. This a permanent and ever growing annual cost.
True – look at that ultra-hawkish meeting in France, Varadkar still using the “for as long as it takes” line. There’ll be Ukrainian refugees coming here for a long, long time to come.
The likss of Bilderberger Coveney wants this
This is mental, they literally dont care anymore what people think. They know the game is up and they are doing as much damage to us as they possibly can.
Every last Ukrainian should be sent home, it’s not our problem.
You don’t have to send them home , they opt to go home to Ukraine on holidays. Then they come back after holidays for more Irish dole money.
Correct also most coming from areas not affected by war there’s a Ukrainian bus driver in Limerick working for TI he came from China where he had been living for 10 years once he heard of the free house free money he was on the first flight from Beijing to Dublin.He also refused a 3 bed house in Co.Limerick as it was too far for him to drive to work.
Any that leave to return home for any reason shouldn’t be allowed back in from now on.
Could not be more simple.
If they go back it is, by their definition, safe.
All are a bunch of freeloaders and grifters. They should be sent back! Beyond outrageous to a point where tax payers and working class are being abused mentally and physically while these ungrateful people are living a lavish life! Every single one of them should be kicked out!
Housing crisis is being exacerbated by the government importing thousands refugees into the country.
Each refugee the government bring into the country is more accommodation being taken away from Irish people.
Irish people are getting badly treated like second class citizens in their own country.
EU class swot.
There has been a new developement of houses built in Charleville in less than a year.
https://www.independent.ie/regionals/cork/news/charleville-to-get-68-rapid-build-homes-for-272-ukrainian-refugees/a491901889.html
There was no notice of planning, consultation with local residents or opportunity for any objections. Even local councilors played dumb to this housing at a hastily called meeting. . Understandably local people on the housing list were fobbed off and ignored without any explanation. Only info we got was that the houses were funded by the EU.
How can any elected representatives face anyone after this locally is beyond me. Our Sovereignty is gone. We have no control. What other aspects of our lives are going to be controlled by unelected faceless beaurocrats in the name of an open and diverse Europe. It is absolutely disgusting.
I have worked in several EU countries and have made many good contacts over the years. I have NO Problem whatsoever with free movement of people to work and integrate as long as we are making money and bettering ourselves financially and culturally. But I never signed up or approved of this horrible forced underhanded tactic. I would proudly burn the EU flag If I could be bothered to buy one.
Perhaps we cannot complain if we were US citizens we would not only be pouring billions into military hardware for Ukraine but paying the salaries of civil servants in Ukraine.
Leo signed off on a 50 billion euro Ukraine package last month with the EU.
https://therealtruthnetworkcom.wordpress.com/2024/02/09/license-to-kill/
There is all preplanned the Globalists want war to exterminate most of Irish /UK and US population by 2025 and any one going against it is on the above list …scary times ahead lads…this is way bigger than you or I …
Propermies??* barracks? Convents?