Departmental Funding

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

Questions (607)

Mattie McGrath

Question:

607. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if the EU is funding the development of modular homes for beneficiaries of temporary protection in Ireland given that the 11 sites being developed in the State are exempted developments and are being developed under the European Union (Planning and Development), (Displaced Persons from Ukraine Temporary Protection) Regulations 2022; the full cost of the development of the 11 sites, by site together with the breakdown of the costs; the way in which these developments are funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33546/25]

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Written answers

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

The Rapid Build Programme is funded from the Exchequer. EU funding has not been sought to deliver the 11 sites.

Exchequer funding was sanctioned for the programme further to a Government decision in June 2022 (S180/20/10/2271A) to approve the provision of 500 units to accommodate up to 2,000 people with temporary protection, using an accelerated tender process and a subsequent Government decision in July 2023 (S180/20/10/253) which increased the target output to 700 units. This was subsequently revised to 654 units in May 2024 due to the lack of availability of suitable sites.

As the Deputy will be aware from my response to Parliamentary Question 24468/25, while estimates of costs have been provided, definitive final costings are not currently available pending completion of the project.