爱尔兰移民事务部长：拟一年内结束为乌克兰人提供国家住宿 并考虑提供返乡补助
都柏林——爱尔兰移民事务国务部长 Colm Brophy表示，爱尔兰政府的目标是在一年内终止为乌克兰人提供国家出资的住宿，同时考虑提供「慷慨的」现金补助，鼓励他们返回家园。Brophy在《泰晤士报》周六刊出的采访中说，政府内部正在讨论在未来12个月内取消国家提供住宿的安排，但该终止计划尚未在政府层面最终拍板，他强调「时间表是关键」。
Brophy说，自2022年俄乌冲突升级以来，约12.5万名乌克兰人在爱尔兰获得临时保护；2022年7月至2026年3月间，爱尔兰花费逾4.38亿欧元（约5.16亿美元），为其中约一半人提供住宿。爱尔兰另已向基辅提供近4亿欧元的政治、人道、经济与非致命性军事援助。
「我不明白为什么我们纳税人要为此付出数以百万计的钱……因为没有其他欧盟国家在这样提供，」Brophy在采访中说。爱尔兰目前是欧盟内少数仍为乌克兰人提供国家住宿的国家之一。（GSM 据《泰晤士报》报道）
Ireland to Offer Cash to Encourage Ukrainians to Leave, Migration Minister Says
DUBLIN — The Irish government is aiming to terminate government-provided accommodation for Ukrainian migrants within a year, while offering "generous" payouts to encourage their repatriation, Minister of State for Migration Colm Brophy has said. In an interview with The Times published on Saturday, Brophy said discussions were underway within the government with a view to ending state-provided accommodation over the next 12 months; the termination has yet to be finalised at government level, he clarified, adding that "the timeline is the critical thing here."
Since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, around 125,000 Ukrainians have received temporary protection in Ireland, according to Brophy. Between July 2022 and March 2026, Dublin spent more than 438 million euros ($516 million) providing housing for about half of them, and has also provided nearly 400 million euros in political, humanitarian, economic and non-lethal military aid for Kyiv.
"I don't see why we as taxpayers should be paying out millions and millions and millions... because no other EU state is providing that," Brophy said. Ireland is one of the few EU states still providing state accommodation to Ukrainians. (GSM, based on The Times interview)
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