Disused military facilities should be used for modular housing for refugees, says TD

Dr Cathal Berry acknowledged that many of the old military facilities were “utterly unsuitable” to provide accommodation for women and children immediately. Picture: David Creedon

Former army ranger and Independent TD, Dr Cathal Berry, has called for disused military facilities to be used for modular housing for Ukrainian refugees, but only if there is community consultation.

Dr Berry said that planning should have commenced months ago and that the Department of Integration had not been established to deal with a crisis of this magnitude.