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West Coast Counties Hosting Higher Number Of Ukrainian Refugees Than Other Areas

Breda Forrest
Breda Forrest

08:57 15 Jan 2024


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Counties along the west coast are hosting a higher number of Ukrainian refugees than other areas.

The Department of Integration says over 58-thousand 500 were being provided with short-term state accommodation as of last week.

Kerry is currently hosting the highest number of Ukrainians in this state accomodation nationwide at over 7-thousand, that is 12.4 percent of the total number accommodated across all counties.

This is more than Dublin which is sitting at just under the 7-thousand mark.

Figures also show Cork, Galway, Clare, Mayo, and Donegal have a higher percentage portion of the overall number compared to the rest of the country according to the Irish Independent.

The majority of Ukrainian refugees being housed in this short term accommodation are under the age of 18- at over 42-thousand.

Meanwhile, despite the on-going conscription in Ukraine- 19-thousand 712 men between 19 and 55 have receive PPS numbers from the Irish State.


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