‘The Ukraine humanitarian crisis comes on top of a pre-existing housing emergency in this country. Therefore, this Government has to take emergency action of a scale and level we have not seen before in this country… Government must enact emergency measures to ensure every appropriate resource available in this country is put to addressing the Ukraine refugees
There are a further 90,000 vacant homes across Ireland, according to Geodirectory. Government knows where they are and who owns them from data collected in the latest property tax returns…
Property owners should be requested voluntarily to provide their properties for this national housing and refugee emergency response. If insufficient numbers come forward, Government could use emergency powers to require their use in the emergency period
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