Ukrainians who do leave over the Christmas period must also continue paying the mandatory contribution charge to their accommodation provider, the Department of Integration has said. The department noted that parents or legal guardians could not travel over Christmas and leave children unaccompanied in accommodation under any circumstances. [ Ireland spent more than €900m last year helping Ukrainian refugees ]As of November 21st, the State was providing accommodation to 100,288 Ukrainian refugees and international protection applicants from other countries. An average of 62 Ukrainian refugees have continued to arrive in Ireland every day over the past month. Dublin is hosting the highest number of Ukrainian refugees, followed by counties Kerry, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Clare and Mayo, according to Central Statistics Office data.

Source: The Irish Times November 25, 2023 17:53 UTC