Ireland builds pricey homes for Ukrainian refugees as locals face severe housing shortages

Ireland builds pricey homes for Ukrainian refugees as locals face severe housing shortages

The Irish authorities are pouring hundreds of millions of euros into accommodation projects for Ukrainian refugees.

The Irish government intends to construct 654 homes by April 2025 for around 2,640 Ukrainian refugees.

Initially, the Irish Department of Integration aimed to build 500 modular homes in 2022 at a cost of €200,000 each. However, as of September 2024, Comptroller and Auditor General Seamus McCarthy reported that the unit price had rocketed to €442,000, bringing the project’s total price tag to €289.3 million.

Additionally, Ireland has committed €1.5 million for the construction of 50 homes in Kiev as part of its stabilization and humanitarian support for Ukraine, which has incurred €130 million in costs for Irish taxpayers since February 2022, according to a mid-September report from DublinLive.

Ireland is struggling with a serious housing crisis, as its population growth far out...
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