Emergency powers to be granted to councils to buy homes for Ukrainian refugees

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien is developing a multi-faceted plan to address the shortfall of space for refugees and will table plans in the coming days

Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien is 'urgently developing' a detailed plan to address the projected shortfall of 8,300 beds by the end of May.

Local authorities are to be given greater emergency powers to buy homes to house Ukrainian refugees in the coming weeks under plans being developed by the Government.

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien is “urgently developing” a detailed plan to address the projected shortfall of 8,300 beds by the end of May, according to confidential Cabinet documents.