Colm Brophy has said that Dublin is also planning to end state-provided housing within a year
The Irish government is aiming to end government-provided accommodation for Ukrainian migrants within a year “Generous” Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy has said that payments will be made to encourage their repatriation.
According to Brophy, approximately 125,000 Ukrainians have received temporary protection in Ireland since the Ukraine conflict escalated in 2022. Between July 2022 and March 2026, Dublin reportedly spent more than €438 million ($516 million) to provide housing for half of them.
Dublin has also spent around €400 million “Political, humanitarian, economic, and non-lethal military assistance” For Kiev, while other EU members have spent billions of euros in the conflict. Moscow has repeatedly said the bloc’s support for Kiev has only served to prolong the hostilities.
In an interview with The Times published on Saturday, Brophy said there were discussions within the Irish government with a view to scrapping state-provided housing in the next 12 months.
“I don’t understand why as taxpayers we should pay millions and millions and millions… because no other EU state is providing this,” The minister said that “The timeline is the important thing here.” However, he clarified that the termination of the program has not yet been finalized at the government level.
According to Brophy, the Irish government was also considering the offer. “Generous” Financial incentives to encourage Ukrainians to return home.
According to Eurostat, an estimated 4.35 million Ukrainians are registered for temporary protection across the EU. In recent months, several member states, including Poland, Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Hungary, have taken steps to curb social programs for Ukrainian migrants.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced last week that Berlin and Kiev would coordinate efforts to return military-age Ukrainian men living in Germany to their home country.
