Monaghan County Council has pledged to do "whatever it can" to help Ukrainian refugees.
Monaghan Civil Defence Service is currently accommodating 40 refugees from the war in Ukraine in emergency accommodation.
The 40 refugees arrived on Sunday morning via Poland and consist of a number of families with young children and elderly persons.
Monaghan County Council is co-ordinating with the International Protection Accommodation Services in relation to the long-term accommodation needs of the group.
At yesterday's County Council meeting, Director of Housing, John Murray, said he was "awaiting word on how long they will be here".
He added that 250 accommodation pledges have been made in Co Monaghan with the Irish Red Cross.
However, he added that the Executive Team "does not know what condition these places are in" and that the Council can "check these homes and worry about costs afterwards".
He also told the meeting that IPAS co-ordinates the arrival of refugees, but that the Council has hotel rooms and the Civil Defence building if called upon.
However, he noted that he is unsure how long this accommodation could be used for.
While Mr Murray told councillors that the Local Authority is "scrambling at the minute", he said the Council "will do all it can".
Elsewhere, Sinn Féin's Sean Conlon acknowledged that there are some "complaints about how we cannot look after our own", but added that "we have to do this".
