An average of nearly 200 Ukrainian refugees are arriving in Ireland every day as the Government continues to grapple with accommodation shortages.
The Cabinet is expected to meet incorporeally on Friday to sign off on new measures to tackle the crisis.
The Mirror understands that the memo was still not completed on Thursday evening.
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Measures on the table include increasing the €400 allowance given to people who pledged accommodation to refugees to €800, calling for further accommodation from the public and stopping providing food for those living in hotels.
Figures provided to The Mirror by the Department of Integration show that an average of 193 Ukrainian refugees are arriving into Ireland every day.
On Tuesday, 198 refugees arrived into Ireland. Some 194 refugees arrived on Monday, while 198 arrived on Sunday.
The highest number of refugees in the last week arrived on Saturday, October 22, with 207 new arrivals. Over the weekend, some 43 refugees were left without accommodation.
Between October 18 and October 25, 1,546 Ukrainian people sought refuge in Ireland.
The number of people currently in state-provided accommodation is 42,070.
Sign-off on further measures to ease the pressure on accommodation for Ukrainian refugees is expected to come from Government tomorrow.
It is expected that the Government will place increased emphasis on building modular homes for refugees in the coming week.
To date, plans are in place to build 700 homes that could accommodate 2,800 people.
The Mirror understands lands at five Defence Forces barracks sites have also been offered to the Office of Public Works for modular builds.
Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath said on Thursday that while the Government is currently spending a lot of money is being spent on current expenditure, such as hotel rooms, it is hoped that this money will soon go towards more permanent infrastructure that could be used for other people who are currently seeking accommodation and are on the social housing list.
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