Cost of modular homes for Ukrainian refugees double to 436k per unit [Video]

MODULAR HOMES THAT are being built to house Ukrainian refugees are set to cost around €436,000 each – twice the initial cost estimated by the Office of Public Works (OPW).

A report by the Office of the Controller and the Auditor General has found that, alongside significant delays and a much higher cost than anticipated, the project at one point did not comply with public spending rules.

The original plan for the ‘proof of concept’  programme was to construct 500 units at a cost of €200,000 each by February 2023, just eight months after the proposal was approved by the government.

However, most of the homes were only delivered in the last year and some have yet to be completed.

Revised figures show the cost of each unit ballooned 120% to €436,000 each, bringing the total cost of the programme to €285 million.

The report states that the roll-out of …