Ukrainians arriving in Ireland to be housed in tents

A young boy arrives at Przemysl train station on a train from war-torn Ukraine. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The Cabinet has been told that crisis measures such as tented villages will be needed to provide temporary homes for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland.

The government has accepted that the short-term challenge of providing suitable accommodation for the large numbers of Ukrainians coming to Ireland must be met with a range of measures outside of normal accommodation structures.