Deals worth nearly €90m were struck between the Government and accommodation providers in the last three months to house Ukrainian refugees.
New documents show that a number of current and former nursing homes were given contracts to provide shelter for refugees.
It brings the Government’s total spending on contracts for serviced accommodation for Ukrainian refugees to nearly €200m since the outbreak of the war.
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New contracts posted on the Government’s eTenders website show that in the third quarter of 2022, Roderic O’Gorman’s Department of Integration issued contracts worth €89m. In total, 172 contracts were issued.
The contracts were for “accommodation and ancillary services” and included “catering services, cleaning, laundry facilities, the provision of certain consumables, and security services”.
One of the largest contracts was given to Bunratty Castle Hotel in Clare. It was worth €4.26m.
The Carnegie Court Hotel in Dublin signed a contract for €2.96m.
A separate contract for €3.6m was given for accommodation in Cregg House, Co Sligo.
The site previously provided “Cregg Services”, a residential centre for people with intellectual disabilities. The service closed in September 2021.
A number of nursing homes also received contracts for providing accommodation for refugees.
Brampton Care Ltd in Galway signed a contract worth €1.77.
Costello Care Centre in Roscommon, which announced its closure in July 2022, was issued a €1.2m contract.
Kiltormer Nursing Home in Galway signed a €1m contract. It closed its doors in November 2021.
A number of contracts were also issued to student accommodation providers across the country. Their services were used to house refugees during the summer months.
The Department of Integration paid €1.1m for apartments typically used by DCU students in Larkfield and on the St Patrick’s Campus.
Another contract worth €1.09m was spent securing the use of the Mayor Square Student Residence in Dublin City Centre.
Some €1.5m was spent on the use of Cuirt na Coirbe in Galway.
Contracts worth €547,400 were issued for use of student accommodation at the University of Limerick, while Trinity Hall Student Accommodation was given €202,438.
In total, the Department of Integration spent €4.5m to use student accommodation.
In quarter three of 2022, the Department spent €89m on contracts for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees.
This is in addition to the €105.8m spent in the first half of the year.
Since the outbreak of the war in February, contracts worth €194m have been issued to hotels, guest houses and other businesses across the country for accommodation for Ukrainian refugees.
Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath said last week that while a lot of money is currently being spent on hotels, it is hoped that the Government will start investing in more permanent accommodation.
One Cabinet source told The Mirror that they expect to see a “big push on modular and rapid builds over the months ahead.”
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