Government spending €30m per week to house Ukrainian refugees

Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman has confirmed the total value of payments made to private providers so far in 2023 is €202m. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

The State has so far paid out €676m to hotels, B&Bs, and a number of private providers to accommodate Ukrainians fleeing war.

New data has revealed a convent in Westmeath and a golf village in Co Clare struck two of the most valuable deals with the State in the final three months of last year.