Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 June 2023
528. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has entered into an agreement to use a building (details supplied) in County Kerry as a direct provision centre to accommodate asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30538/23]
View answerI am advised by my officials that the Ukraine Crisis Temporary Accommodation Team (UCTAT) has received an offer of accommodation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) at the property identified by the Deputy.
The property is undergoing a refurbishment programme. It is anticipated that works will be completed by end June/early July 2023 and that the property will be made available to my Department at that point. The residency will be entirely made up of beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs) fleeing the war in Ukraine.
