Cllr Coyle opposed plans for the conversion of Ballybay Civic Offices to accommodation for Ukrainian refugees.

Around 650 refugees a week have arrived here from Ukraine since the 1st of May.  

It will comprise of 24 en-suite bedrooms.

The median price for a house in the County of Cavan is 175,000 euros.

'Hotels are not for permanent living and while they have helped people from the Ukraine who are fleeing the war, it is not a long-term solution to the problem'

'By 2012/13 you could already see the signs of a housing crisis. Politicians of all colours have been guilty of keeping on the right side of constituents and at the same time stopping progress'

'The government is doing everything it can to secure accommodation for refugees arriving here'