Beneficiaries of temporary protection to be relocated from County Roscommon property

Twenty six Ukrainians currently being accommodated in the former Cuisle Centre at Donamon are to be relocated, the Department of Integration has confirmed.

The centre has been used as accommodation for people fleeing the war in Ukraine since March of 2022, following an extensive community effort to prepare the building.

In a statement to the Roscommon Herald, a spokesperson for the department said the Divine Word Missionaries, who owned the site in Donamon and who had been providing it for free, had informed it that they are not in favour of signing a new licence agreement for the use of the Donamon property.

“The department is grateful that even though the licence agreement has expired, that the Divine Word Missionaries have kindly agreed that the department can have continued use of the Donamon property, under the terms of the expired licence, until March 2025,” the spokesperson said.

“By suppling emergency accommodation at the Donamon property, the Divine Word Missionaries have provided valuable assistance to the state, and have been part of a nationwide response to the war in Ukraine, and the arrival of over 100,000 people fleeing the war in Ukraine in Ireland. The department is grateful for this assistance.” 

The department said it would now begin relocating the 26 BOTPS (beneficiaries of temporary protection) who are accommodated at the Donamon property, into alternative state funded accommodation, to ensure that they can return the property to the Divine Word Missionaries by March 2025, as per their agreement.