Up to 750 Ukrainian refugees are likely to be housed in tents at the Electric Picnic site from today.
A six week contract has been signed by the Department of Integration for glamping tents to be used at the site in Stradbally, Co Laois.
The government continues to struggle with a chronic shortage of accommodation and says tented accommodation will be the primary means of housing from next week
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National Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland, Eugene Quinn, says the Department of Housing needs to take more of a central role in tackling the issue:
