Time to 'transition' refugees out of hotels, says Rabbitte

Minister of state Anne Rabbitte addressing the citizenship ceremony in the INEC, Killarney, Co Kerry, on Tuesday. Picture: Don MacMonagle

A minister of state has thanked the people of popular tourist counties for their response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis but said it is time now “to transition” people out of hotels to ensure the industry's continuity.

Anne Rabbitte, minister of state at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, said concerns for the future of the hospitality industry in tourist-dependent towns were “very understandable”.