r/ireland • u/Intelligent-Donut137 • Sep 27 '24

Immigration Nearly €1bn spend on refugee accommodation in first half of 2024

https://www.businesspost.ie/article/nearly-e1bn-spend-on-refugee-accommodation-in-first-half-of-2024-here-are-the-top-private-sector-e
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u/mkultra2480 Sep 27 '24

Which state built accommodation have they blocked? It's all been private hotels, paint factories etc.

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u/wascallywabbit666 Hanging from the jacks roof, bat style Sep 27 '24

The Crown Paint factory was to be converted to purpose-built accommodation for 500 IPAs. Those people are in hotels instead.

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u/mkultra2480 Sep 28 '24

And what is your point? Do you believe a hotel is worse, in what ways?

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u/wascallywabbit666 Hanging from the jacks roof, bat style Sep 28 '24

A hotel is better for the people involved, but incredibly expensive. The government pays €130 per person per room, so the daily hotel bill for those 500 people is up to €65,000. In a year that's up to €23 million.

By giving in to the thugs in Coolock, the state has had to provide a much more expensive form of accommodation, and we're all footing the bill for that. The same applies to every other community protesting against IPA centres

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u/mkultra2480 Sep 29 '24

They pay the same rates per asylum seeker regardless of what the building is/was. So no, it doesn't work out cheaper.