Justice Minister Helen McEntee joins Andrea Gilligan on Lunchtime Live to discuss how Ireland is looking after Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland after fleeing the war in their home country.

The Justice Minister has said she is considering taking Ukrainian refugees into her own home.

McEntee confirmed that over 2,500 Ukrainian’s fleeing the Russian invasion have now arrived in Ireland.

She said she is “not surprised at all” to hear that over 9,000 have already offered to take Ukrainian refugees into their homes through the official portal.

Asked whether she would consider doing the same she said: “I’ll be honest; it is something I have discussed with my husband.”

“I think it is a very personal decision that everybody has to take,” she said.

“You have to consider what you have available – is it a spare room? Is it something bigger? How many people can you accommodate?

“I think people are still having those conversations and seeing how they can help and, if they can’t offer accommodation, is there something else they can do?

“So yes, it is something I am considering.”

She said “those kinds of questions and those types of offers” now have to be processed – noting that people will have to be matched with suitable offers.

“You are not going to send potentially a family of three or four people or a mother and her children to somebody who only has a room,” she said.

“So all of that is being worked through at the moment.”