Five Hundred Modular Homes Across 20 Sites
Five hundred modular homes are set to be installed in around 20 different sites across Ireland to aid efforts to house refugees from Ukraine.
Around 40’000 displaced Ukrainian citizens have arrived in Ireland since the outbreak of war in February. This number has drastically grown from around 20’000 in April. Since arriving, many refugees have been moved into accommodations through being pledged by members of the public.
It is projected that the first units will be available by November. The 2-bedroom units provided under a €100-million Government pilot initiative will be capable of accommodating around 2’000 people.
The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is working to identify sites for the modular homes. The units will be sited on public land in urban areas, and each site is anticipated to hold between 20-60 units.
The commencement of the project will be managed by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth (DCEDIY) and the Office of Public Works. They will be involved in site preparation and the acquisition and installation of the modular units. Installation work on the modular homes is due to be completed by 2023, which the Government has described as ‘ambitious, but achievable.
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien will provide the required planning exemptions to enable the OPW and agents to access sites immediately. The DCEDIY will then take responsibility for ownership of the modular units and their future usage.
An Emergency Response to The Growing Refugee Crisis
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“Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman said the move was an ‘emergency’ response to the refugee crisis.
He said a significant number of Ukrainian refugees were currently housed in student accommodation and he said that would have to be freed up ahead of the start of the new academic year in September. He added that many refugees are being moved into accommodation pledged by members of the public over the summer.
‘We saw today further attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine, we have to recognise that there will continue to be families who make the decision, the incredibly understandable decision, that they are safer outside of the country,’ he said.
‘So, it’s likely that Ireland and other EU member states will continue to see Ukrainians arriving seeking shelter and seeking safety and Ireland will continue to make all efforts to meet those needs, though recognising that with the pressures that sometimes the standard accommodation we provide is going to be lower than perhaps we provided at the start of the crisis.’”
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With the rapid rate of construction in the modular industry, should the government continue to use modular homes as a solution for the growing number of refugees?
Written by S2A Modular & Associates Inc.
June 26th, 2022