A property firm owned by Minister of State and Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has received €1.33m in State payments for accommodating Ukrainians fleeing the war with Russia since 2022. New figures provided by the Department of Migration show Mr Healy-Rea's Roughty Properties Ltd — trading as Rosemont House — received €113,480 for accommodating Ukrainians in 2025. Recently filed accounts show Roughty Properties Ltd recorded post-tax profits of €241,244 in the 12 months to the end of May 2025. The post-tax profits were a 36% decline on the post-tax profits of €376,048 for the prior year. Mr Healy-Rae also has shares in the New York Times.

Source: Irish Examiner April 07, 2026 10:22 UTC