60 percent of homes in county Clare pledged for Ukrainian refugees since the beginning of the war have not been progressed with.
Elected representatives here have been told of the ‘complete and utter uncertainty’ about the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, and how this county continues to respond to it.
Members of this county’s Joint Policing Committee have been updated on Clare County Council’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine by Director of Services, Jason Murphy.
Latest figures show more than 3,600 Ukrainians are in Clare, with around a third of these estimated to be minors, in line with data from across the country.
940 people from the war torn state are believed to be in Lisdoonvarna, which is the highest number of any town or village in Clare, with Ennis accommodating 691 people.
401 people from Ukraine are in Shannon, 390 are in Bunratty and a further 379 have settled in Ballyvaughan.
310 are located in Kilkee, with 111 more Ukrainians staying in the East Clare village of Bodyke.
Lahinch, Liscannor, Killaloe, Kilrush, Clarecastle, Kilmaley and Newmarket-On-Fergus are also accommodating people fleeing the conflict with Russia.
361 homes in the county have been pledged to the Irish Red Cross and elsewhere since the onset of the war, though 221 of those have not been progressed with subsequently.
The most common reason was the offer being withdrawn, while a significant number of householders were also ‘uncontactable’ after their initial pledge.
7 houses were also deemed ‘too rural’ to host Ukrainian refugees.
63 houses pledged were deemed viable and available, with 20 of them subsequently matched with people fleeing the war.
