By Dan Walsh
The Offer A Home scheme comes to an end in March 2027 and the Ukrainian Response Unit at Wexford County Council team will “manage existing pledges and encourage Ukrainian families to enter private rental arrangements with the homeowners.”
Where this is not possible, families will be encouraged to find alternative long-term accommodation. Since April 1st, 2026, 40 properties in Co. Wexford have been withdrawn from the scheme.
On Friday, South East Radio reported that “almost 200 Ukrainian residents living at Hookless Village at Templetown on the Hook Peninsula are facing an uncertain future as State-supported accommodation at the site comes to an end.
“The contract expires today, October 31st, with 197 residents given three months to make alternative arrangements,” it added.
“Natalia, a resident of the Hookless Village told the radio that “Residents were given two options when notified in August: apply for temporary accommodation in a centre or find somewhere else independently. They asked the owner of the cottages if they could rent them for longer, ideally until the end of the school year, but the request was rejected.”
Apparently, families in the region have contacted local and national representatives, including Wexford Minister James Browne TD, Minister for Migration Jim O’Callaghan TD and Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, seeking clarity on their situation.
Meanwhile, the October County Council meeting report of the Chief Executive announced that Carne Accommodation Centre (occupancy 50), Unity Court, Wexford, (29), and Borrmount Lodge, near Bree, Enniscorthy, (29), have been given closure notices in line with the Government’s withdrawal of state-contracted commercial accommodation. The three centres are due to close on October 31st.
Escaping the Ukraine Refurbishment programme for the time being appears to include Michael Street, Wexford, (occupancy 13), Rafter Street, Enniscorthy, (5), and Ryland Road, Bunclody, (8).
