More than 1,000 people withdraw offers of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees

The Green Glens Arena complex in Millstreet, Co Cork where the first Ukrainian refugees arrived on Wednesday evening. Picture Dan Linehan

More than 1,000 people have withdrawn their initial offer of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

A memo, which went to Cabinet on Wednesday and has been seen by the Irish Examiner, details the significant burden that the influx of 24,438 Ukrainians fleeing Putin’s invasion will have on the housing situation and public expenditure. More than 16,000 of these people are seeking accommodation.