Minister Claims Majority Of Shannon Ukrainian Refugees Being Moved Will Find Accommodation In Clare

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A Government minister claims the majority of Ukrainian refugees being moved from Shannon next week will find accommodation in this county. It's now four days until Ukrainians living in Shannon's Phoenix House are due to be relocated to Lisdoonvarna, after the Government claimed the contract with the provider had been terminated "as part of the Government’s policy of reducing its accommodation portfolio". A petition to keep the emergency accommodation centre open has been signed by over 500 people in Shannon including employers, teachers and trade union representatives. Responding to Meelick Fianna Fáil TD Cathal Crowe in the Dáil, Minister of State at the Department of Integration Joe O'Brien while it can't ignore the negative impact the move will have on the refugees, the compliance issues at the facility must be acknowledged.