The Taoiseach says the €4 billion Covid contingency fund could also be raided to pay for the companies required by Ukrainian refugees.
A complete of €4 billion was put aside within the Budget with round a billion of that having already been spent.
Micheál Martin says round 5,500 Ukrainian refugees have now arrived into Ireland, and it is going to be a problem to supply properties, schooling and healthcare for all those that come.
The Taoiseach says they’re unspent Covid funding to try this.
Education
“That’s a contingency fund that had been supplied within the Budget for Covid, which hasn’t been spent. Some of it has, however not all of it has, and which may be obtainable for us to work on the undoubted enhance in expenditure that may happen in areas like schooling and well being.”
The Taoiseach says he’ll think about personally taking in Ukrainian refugees.
Mr Martin has pursuits in various properties together with the household house, a vacation house and an condominium in Dublin.
He was requested after assembly Boris Johnson in London whether or not he would personally open his house.
“Well to begin with we are going to all play our half in that, I believe we are going to all play our half in that, these are private selections that each household has to take. We will reply in relation to that, as a household we are going to talk about that, we’re clearly reflecting on this like all people else.”
Ukraine was on the forefront of St Patrick’s Day festivities in London, because the Taoiseach expressed solidarity with the nation’s individuals who he mentioned are victims of a “barbaric and immoral” warfare.
The tricolour was joined by the flag of Ukraine, carried by London-based Ukrainian Natalia Lesyuk, on the head of the parade on Sunday led by Mr Martin.
Hundreds of individuals applauded and cheered in Trafalgar Square as Mr Martin informed Ms Lesyuk that it was an honour to have her on the occasion.
