Ukrainian refugees complain of mice infestations and children falling ill from damp in accommodation

Equality Minister Roderic O'Gorman: his department said it 'considers all complaints received in relation to the provision of temporary accommodation and takes the appropriate action'. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins

Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine have complained of dire conditions in their accommodation in Ireland, with mice infestations, damp causing their children to fall ill, black mould, and heating only being turned on for a couple of hours each day.

A log of issues from the Department of Children and Equality reveals how some people were being housed in what appeared to be an “old maintenance room” with a constant foul smell.