This case, and a number of similar cases, in which orders are sought that the Minister provide proper reception conditions, came back before the judge on Friday.
Conor Power SC, for one applicant, said it was also claimed that while supplementary payments were “available, they were not necessarily obtainable”. This is separate from some 83,000 Ukrainian refugees who have been housed in temporary accommodation since the Russian invasion. Many of the emergency facilities allocated to families with children do not include accommodation for single men. Most accommodation contractors stipulate their accommodation can only be for families or single women, she said.