O'Gorman briefs parties on efforts to house 150-200 arrivals daily

Equality Minister Roderic O'Gorman told Fine Gael members that Ireland had been asked to find public services for a population the size of Galway in just a few short few months. Picture: Damien Storan

The State is now housing 62,000 refugees from Ukraine and asylum seekers in the direct provision system — up from 7,500 a year ago — Equality Minister Roderic O’Gorman has told meetings of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.

Mr O’Gorman asked to brief both parliamentary parties to keep them fully apprised of the situation in relation to refugees amid concerns about the State’s capacity to accommodate such large numbers.