The motion is to extend the termination date for the financial contribution scheme for hosts of temporary protection beneficiaries from Ukraine, known as the accommodation recognition payment, ARP. The ARP scheme was introduced at the time of the greatest crisis in Europe since the Second World War, which saw 125,000 people from Ukraine seek temporary protection in Ireland.
The ARP scheme was introduced in July 2022 to recognise the valued contribution of those who opened to their homes to provide shelter to people seeking temporary protection in Ireland. Rather than interfering with the rental market, the ARP scheme has been responsible for introducing a stream of accommodation that would not otherwise have been available.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Joanne Collins and Maria McCormack; Níl, Senators Garret Ahearn and Paul Daly.
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