Ireland’s Ukrainian accommodation situation is “actually significantly improving,” Taoiseach Simon Harris has claimed in the Dáil.
During a session of questions on government policy this week, Independent TD Mattie McGrath confronted the Taoiseach about what he described as the “outrageous money” being spent on housing asylum seekers.
Specifically, the Deputy outlined his frustrations in trying find out about the construction of a number of modular homes for asylum seekers that he said were being considered in his constituency.
MCGRATH: “we DID NOT HEAR A DICKYBIRD” ABOUT CLONMEL MODULAR HOME PLAN SINCE LAST YEAR
“Last February, public representatives in Clonmel, including the mayor and Councillor Niall Dennehy, were told that 62 modular homes for asylum seekers were being considered for construction on Heywood Road,” the Tipperary Independent TD said.
“We did not hear a dickybird since then. I have been trying through parliamentary questions and freedom of information requests to get information, but I could not get it.
“Last Friday, I got responses back to an FOI request and a parliamentary question. At 6.30 p.m. on Friday evening, we got an email from the director of services stating that 82 modular homes would be located on Heywood Road.”
“Why can we not make these efforts to house our own people?”
McGrath said that this “stuck in people’s craws,” as “a lot of investigative work has been carried out, including on topography, drainage and everything else.”
“We had 400 people presenting as homeless in Tipperary last year,” he said, adding: “Why can we not make these efforts to house our own people?”
“THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS MONEY”
“According to RTÉ’s recent programme, this type of accommodation could cost up to €33 million, or €407,000 per unit. This is outrageous money. We are asking for €2.5 million to keep alive the N24 project from Cahir to Waterford.
“This morning, we heard from Parkinson’s Ireland and cardiovascular and disability groups, all of which are looking for small amounts of money. A much greater amount is being spent on modular homes for Ukrainian refugees, as well as millions of euro on accommodating pets. Where is it going to stop?”
HARRIS: “THAT LANGUAGE WORRIES ME”
The Taoiseach responded that McGrath’s language “worried” him.
“That language worries me in regard to pitting one group of people in society against another,” Harris said.
“It should worry you,” McGrath shot back.
“The Deputy’s language worries me, not the issue,” the Taoiseach replied, adding: “…the language of division does not offer healthy debate. That is my opinion.”
UKRAINIAN ACCOMMODATION SITUATION “ACTUALLY VERY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING”
The Fine Gael leader then went on to claim that the situation of Ukrainian accommodation was “actually very significantly improving”.
“In regard to accommodation for Ukrainian people, it might be useful for the House to know the following,” he said.
“Every day, some 15 Ukrainian people come to Ireland seeking accommodation. Every day in Ireland, approximately 45 Ukrainian people leave State accommodation. There are around 175 fewer Ukrainian people each week in State accommodation.
“Far from the narrative that the situation is worsening in regard to accommodation for Ukrainian people, it is actually very significantly improving.”
He concluded: “On the Deputy’s specific issues, I will ask the line Ministers to reply.”
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Ah thats great, the nation of ireland are going to be delighted that the ukranian housing situation is improving, especially the 14k homeless irish people, they will be dancing in the street over the improving housing situation of the ukranians. Clown world.
inside job with pre knowledge of future politics,who bought up the spaces knowing the generated income ,who set up the company’s for this intake ,all payed by Irish tax money,this is the biggest fraud scandal not being investigated by orange order ex ruc M15 agent head Garda , do yet maths you will not get a better answer
I saw that alright because I looked into alot of these companies and they turned out to be shells with no trading history covering for other companies who are actually doing it. They hid their tracks well.
its not Mattie pitting one lot against the other its the dam gov in power who has done that from there actions treating Irish lower than Ukraine pets at this point, they amaze me how they throw words at others when there the ones doing it I have never seen deflection on this scale ever its defo la la land
It is straight out of the Goebbels textbook. He used to say ‘always accuse the other side of being what you are’.
Masters of projection
Given that most of the government ministers are dicks and most of them are for the birds it is remarkable that Mattie has not heard a dickybird.
For god sake. There are no houses for the Irish. The freeloaders that the societal wrecking ball O’Gorman invited to come here are sleeping in tents on the street. Billions of tax payers money wasted on this national disaster and Harris is worried about langue. He is going to get langue like he never heard before on the doorsteps soon.
The logic of accusing Mattie of ‘pitting one group in society against another’ is that any detrimental government policy should be met with abject surrender lest it appears divisive to challenge that policy.
’Ah now it would be better if ye kept quiet and let us get on with destroying Ireland . We don’t want any divisions in the society that we are annihilating.’
Mattie was elected to challenge bad policy and champion good policy and that is what he must continue to do whether Harris likes it or not .
Don’t forget about the millions sent to ukriane to support a losing war. Billions from all over the world flushed down and just yesterday the scammers got an additional aid of 61 billion from the US and today 500 million from the UK.
War mongers aren’t interested in pushing for peace but are instead funding the war to launder billions!
Tired that people all over the world are suffering to afford basic necessities and the unlimited proxy war sponsorship never ends!
Tired of ukriane, it’s sham of a war and especially these fakeugees spread all over the world abusing the free ride!
Harris, you are destroying our society by pitting non members of our society against us.
Harris does not care about the homeless Irish. He is following his orders from the EU/NWO. The government will continue in this vein until they are stopped by force if necessary. God save Ireland and the Irish people.
Teaboy doesn’t half rub it in does he? – the ukranas accommodation could never be better since arriving and getting better all the time according to him.
While our own literally living in the gutter (a YT video I saw the other night,a couple of our own Irish homeless lads living in squalor at the side of a motorway).
Emailed my local cc & TD about this situation and stated that I’m not expecting a reply & low and behold…………..
Will they ever just take down the tricolour over gov buildings (they can leave the blue rag up) and state who they are cos they’re certainly not Irish to allow this to happen.
With a constant number of accommodation possibilities in Ireland and considering the numbers of homeless people, an improvement of housing for Ukrainians, means an automatic degeneration of the housing conditions for Irish people! Or has he suddenly managed to build more houses over-night?
Wait, why hasn’t their social welfare reduced down to €39? It’s the third year now.
They don’t even pay for accommodation or basically anything!
Why isnt that being discussed yet by the government???
Sickening!
The situation is improving??!!
Christ Almighty !
I know that politicians will scrape the bottom of the barrel to try to find something to say to put a positive spin on any catastrophe of their making but to try to talk up the current situation beggars belief.
you forgot ” over the Irish’ at end of headline
old interview of Proud IRISH MAN DAN BREED on YouTube worth a listen 👍
*Breen
The number of Ukrainians arriving is dropping… anything to do with cutting their dole and free benefits perhaps? We are run by imbeciles
It’s Herr Harris’s language that’s “worrying”; a third trimester child is “a clump of cells”?
And this dope is Taoiseach!
Be afraid, be very afraid.
Election time is overdue
He did not mention that Ukrainians leaving hotels are being moved to pleadged houses provided by country councils, red cross etc. That means that state continues paying on them. Even if Ukrainians work and earn salary Ireland, I mean us, still pay for them. I cannot get why for god sake.
Modular hoses – I think state has to stick to proportion 2:1. That means 2 houses go to local Irish and then 1 goes to refugees. Otherwise is it’s not fair and discriminates Irish people
Someone should take a case against the government for discrimination on the grounds that Ukrainians are entitled to these added benefits. We, as Irish people are not entitled to these benefitd thus we are being discriminated on the grounds of our citizenship.
I’m all for that.
Maori Inuut Aborigine First Nations…
I would say that if you’re indigenous Irish – then you’re “sorted” – that’s how far they’re removed from reality
https://rmx.news/poland/poland-ukrainian-woman-arrested-for-running-massive-forged-document-operation-for-illegal-immigrants/
“Every day, some 15 Ukrainian people come to Ireland seeking accommodation. Every day in Ireland, approximately 45 Ukrainian people leave State accommodation.’
So that leaves 30 plus homes vacated and available every day.
Time to start giving these State accommodation homes to the Irish homeless. Will also help with intergration, having a mix of Ukrainians and Irish living together in those communities…..
Sure, won’t the accommadation go to Irish homeless once the Ukrainian go back to Ukraine, eventually, anyway….🤔
notice harris dtates ” leaving state accomadation” not LEAVING THE STATE ! so “15 more” ( whos he think hes kidding or is that the number with correct documentation only?) comin in each day is 105 MORE per WEEK , simple math equation 105 – 45 leaves 60 ,so thats ACTUALLY 60 MORE PER WEEK TO ACCOMADATE IN A SYSTEM THAT IS ALREADY BURST AT THE SEEMS !!
WHERE are these extra 60 being housed ? harris really does live upto the name SIMPLE SIMON !
Even if the Ukranians are leaving state provioded accommodation and then paying themselves for private rented accommodation, that is 30 properties a day NOT available for irish people to rent when there was a shortage anyway before the Ukranians came.
Two things would convince me the situation is improving: Ukrainians getting off the government teat and working to support and house themselves.
12 million per year to house cats and dogs.
Are they staying in the radison Hotel?
Meanwhile I’ll be out fundraising for the local school tomorrow.
0 investment in over 30 years
You couldn’t make this stuff up