Communities hosting large numbers of refugees will get grants of up to €500k

Asylum seekers queueing outside the International Protection Office on Mount St in Dublin. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Rolling News 

Communities that have taken in a significant number of Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers are set to receive up to €500,000 for the refurbishment of buildings, development of parks and playgrounds.

The Irish Examiner understands that a second round of the Community Recognition Fund, worth €50m, will be discussed at a Cabinet committee on Ukraine on Thursday.