A new proposal to handle the refugees crisis in Dublin could resort to refugees could be housed in Dublin’s exclusive Blackrock suburb.
A five-storey office building in the south Dublin suburb of Blackrock – the most expensive postcode in the country – could be used to accommodate refugees, the Irish Independent has learned.
Refugees could be housed in Dublin’s exclusive Blackrock suburb
The Department of Equality has said Frascati House, on Temple Road, has been offered to house people seeking refuge from the war in Ukraine or for international protection (IP) applicants amid an unprecedented number of arrivals in the State over the last year.
Frascati House, which ex- tends to about 27,900 square feet, is in the A94 Blackrock Eircode area, and was officially recorded by the Central Statistics Office as having the highest median price for home purchases last year.
The building advertised on Knight Frank estate agents’ website describes Frascati House as a “five-story over under-croft car park office building that occupies a prominent position overlooking Frascati Road in Blackrock”.
Blackrock was named one of the Top 20 Best Places to live in Ireland
In September 2021 Blackrock was named one of the Top 20 Best Places to live in Ireland by the public and we can certainly see why! Blackrock was once a small fishing community and today it is one of Dublin’s most liveable suburbs and just 9km from Dublin’s centre.
A spokesperson for Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman confirmed there had been initial engagements with people offering the use of the building, although the estate agent for the property in question said their client had not offered the building to the department.
“Our department has had initial engagements with the people offering use of Frascati House to house people seeking refuge, either from Ukraine or IP applicants,” Mr O’Gorman’s spokesperson said.
Mr O’Gorman’s, Integration Minister spokesperson
There was also discussion of potential accommodation in Kilkenny, but a well-placed source said there is currently no substantive offer on the table.
Mr O’Gorman told the meeting of continuing work to address the accommodation shortfall, including the use of the site of the old military installation at Columb Barracks in Mullingar, Co Westmeath, for rapid-build pod-style accommodation.
About 50 units with 200 beds are expected to come on stream by the summer and will be used for families.
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