Taoiseach Micheal Martin says empty houses being checked to see if they can house Ukrainian refugees

Empty houses across the country are being checked out to see if Ukrainian refugees can be accommodated in them, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

He said the Government is also securing premises that could be reconverted into housing units.

Cabinet agreed to take an additional 500 Ukrainian refugees from Moldova due to the “enormous pressure” the country is facing