The Government will be left with little options but to accommodate Ukrainian refugees in tents or big venues in Ireland in the coming weeks but up to 6,000 vacant homes have been identified, senior sources have said.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said the use of tents will be “a last option,” but senior Government figures have said there is no real alternative if up to 30,000 refugees arrive into Ireland in the coming weeks.
Taoiseach Micheal Martin will update Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday on accommodation plans as Government Departments “are working through the pledges” from the Irish public.
