Government to extend Citywest hotel lease for refugees out to May 2025

Around 81,000 people who fled the war in Ukraine and a further 8,000 international protection applicants have been accommodated at Citywest since 2022

The Citywest hotel is being used to accommodate asylum seekers. Picture: Colin Keegan

The Government is to extend its lease of the Citywest hotel by another year to accommodate Ukrainians and those seeking asylum from other countries.

Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman is to bring a memo to Cabinet, seeking approval to continue renting the facility out to May 2025.