Up to 750 Ukrainian refugees are likely to be housed in tents at the Electric Picnic site from today.
A six week contract has been signed by the Department of Integration for glamping tents to be used at the site in Stradbally, Co Laois.
The government continues to struggle with a chronic shortage of accommodation and says tented accommodation will be the primary means of housing from next week
Carlow Councillor Fintan Phelan says it should be used – but only as a temporary solution telling KCLR; “Certainly, some of the accommodation in Stradbally can be used as a temporary facility, as a temporary stop-gap for Ukrainians and if that is there I think it’s right that it’s being used but I stress the point temporary and I think it’s providing a temporary solution and I think hopefully the Government departments are planning now on a longer term solution”.
