McEnaney Firms Housing Refugees Profit – GAA Manager
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Key Findings:
* Total spending: The Irish State has spent almost €6 billion on accommodating asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees as 2012.
* Recent spending: €13.7 million was specifically allocated to departments’ responses to accommodation for International Protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees. An additional €5.4 million went to information management, technology, and consultancy services.
* Top Recipients of Funding:
* Cape Wrath Hotel Unlimited: €211 million (operates the City West Hotel, now purchased by the government for €148 million)
* Mosney Holidays PLC: €162 million (operates the Mosney holiday village as an asylum center)
* Travelodge Chain: €130 million
* Brimwood (owned by Banty mcenaney): €127.5 million
* Banty McEnaney: A hotelier and former sports manager, has been a significant earner from the direct provision system for several years. He and his family control multiple companies receiving funding.
* Data Source: The data was compiled by Fianna Fáil TD Albert Dolan and researcher Matthew Fenlon.
Context:
* The City West Hotel was initially used for COVID-19 testing/vaccinations before being converted to asylum seeker/Ukrainian refugee accommodation.
* The government recently purchased the City West hotel to make it a permanent international protection accommodation center, despite local opposition.