Q&A: How and why have we run out of accommodation for incoming refugees?

With thousands of people living in emergency accommodation due to homelessness, this is something of a perfect storm for the Government

Ukrainian refugees outside the CityWest Hotel where they are being temporarily accommodated. Picture: Moya Nolan

The news that the country has run out of State-provided accommodation for asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees has raised a number of questions, primarily about how Ireland plans to respond to the crisis and whether it has the capacity to do so.

How did this happen?