Paying Irish families who take in refugees 'probably isn't' something Government will do

Leo Varadkar said the Government are asking people to offer rooms for charitable reasons, rather than profit

A group of Ukrainian refugees who arrived to Ireland over the weekend pictured at a ceremony at County Hall, Swords, where the Ukrainian flag was raised outside the Fingal Council offices in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The government are not planning on paying Irish people who take in Ukrainian refugees, the Tánaiste has said.

Leo Varadkar said that there had been some discussion about funding Irish families who take in Ukranian people, however, the government are asking people to offer rooms for charitable reasons, rather than profit.