Harris and Zelenskyy to discuss cut in financial supports for Ukrainian refugees

Taoiseach said scaled-back payment of €38.80 would only apply to those with free accommodation and free meals

Taoiseach Simon Harris shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv. 

The cut in financial support to Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland is to be discussed by the Taoiseach and the Ukrainian prime minister in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Mr Zelenskyy made the comment after he and Simon Harris signed an Agreement on Support and Cooperation between Ireland and Ukraine outside the presidential palace in Kyiv on Wednesday.