Post #3053

Very interesting figures published this morning showing that 10 companies were each paid more than €10 million to provide accommodation to Ukrainian refugees and asylum seekers from other countries last year, with one hotel group being paid more than €80 million from State contracts. Logs of more than 3,500 payments made by the Department of Integration last year were analysed, to identify the highest paid providers of accommodation for asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees. Brimwood unlimited, a company owned by former Monaghan GAA football manager Séamus "the Banty" McEnaney, was paid €23.8 million to accommodate asylum seekers.