Government Accused Of Taking Part In "Cosmetic Row" Over Refugee Accommodation Plans

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The plans propose only offering accommodation to refugees for three months.

The Government has been accused of engaging in a "cosmetic row" over housing refugees for political purposes.

A major row erupted at Cabinet yesterday over the State's refugee accommodation crisis.

The Government continues to be under severe pressure to find accommodation. 

In the past two years, Ireland has taken in 100,000 people fleeing from Ukraine and a further 20,000 asylum seekers.

Aontu Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Toibin says the Cabinet row is more about shifting the blame rather than solving the issue:

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