Hotel housed staff in rooms paid for by State for asylum seekers use

The Tifco Hotel Group received just over €80m in state funds to provide accommodation for those arriving on these shores in 2022; among those are a number of Travel Lodge hotels and the Crowne Plaza in Santry, Dublin. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Right now there is huge amounts of money to be made in housing asylum seekers and refugees.

A spike in those seeking international protection, the fall-out from the war in Ukraine, and a prevailing housing crisis mean that accommodation is at a premium.