Housing and tourism to benefit from closure of refugee centres - Roscommon senator

A senator says Roscommon's tourism and housing markets could benefit from the closure of refugee centres.

The government intends to shut down state accommodation facilities for Ukrainian refugees from August, on a phased basis.

There are five centres in Roscommon, housing 139 people.

Fine Gael senator Gareth Scahill, from Castlerea, says the government's announcement is positive: