The decision comes amid a shortage in accommodation for those fleeing the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian refugees arriving in the Republic of Ireland will be housed at a military camp from Monday.
Around 250 people had to stay in an old terminal building at Dublin Airport on Wednesday night due to a shortage of accommodation.Around 41,000 people fleeing the Russian invasion have arrived in the country to date.The government said 160 people were transferred out of Dublin Airport on Thursday.Mr Martin also said there had been unprecedented numbers of people coming to Ireland from other countries seeking protection this year.
With state-provided accommodation reaching capacity, Ireland's Department of Children said on Wednesday night that anyone arriving into the country would have to stay in Dublin Airport if they did not have somewhere to stay. It said that the government was working intensively to put alternative arrangements in place with immediate effect.
The operator of Dublin Airport said it had made the Old Central Terminal Building available to the Department of Children to help them facilitate the arrival of Ukrainian nationals into Ireland.
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