Three Donegal hotels have signed contracts worth more than €7.5 million for accommodating Ukrainians fleeing war, it has emerged.
A breakdown of the contracts awarded by the State reveals deals worth €337m with 270 hotels and B&Bs across the country between April and September this year.
A spokesman for the Department of Integration told The Examiner the actual figure is far higher because of deals awarded in the last quarter of 2022 but said those details will not be released until January 2023.
Tourism hotspots such as Donegal, Kerry, Clare, Cork, and Galway have a significant number of hotels and B&Bs in use by the State with contracts ranging from €20,000 to €12.5m.
Some of the biggest Donegal deals signed so far include:
€3.8m – McGettigan Hotel, Letterkenny;
€2,457,000 – Parr Limited Grand Central Hotel Bundoran;
€1,172,325 – Nesbitt Arms Hotel Limited;
€866,320 – Faybrook Limited Jackson’s Hotel;
€727,620 – McEniff’s Bundoran Limited The Viscount Guesthouse;
€602,580 – An Chúirt Hotel;
€512,400 – Ms Patricia Kelly Mulroy Woods Hotel;
€433,160 – Donegal Wild Atlantic Hostel Limited Donegal Wild Atlantic Hostel;
€416,325 – Malin Town House Limited;
€409,920 – Truth Hotel Group Limited Letterfrack Lodge Holiday;
€354,900 – Next Week & Company Limited Fernleigh, Milford;
€340,340 – Brimwood Limited Fairyglen Holiday Village;
€267,813 – McEniff’s Bundoran Limited Bayview B&B Bayview Terrace;
McEniff’s Bundoran Limited Bythesea B&B Bayview Terrace €99,190;
Charles McGuire Ionad siul €265,350;
Donegal Town Independent Hostel Donegal Town Hostel €251,160;
McEniff’s Bundoran Limited ByTheSea B&B €249,780;
Hughie Anna’s Accommodation Limited Hughie and Anna’s Donegal €171,990;
Mc Eniff’s Bundoran Limited Bayview B&B €208,299;
Arranmore Hostel €160,125;
Drimarone Development Limited Bluestacks Drimarone Community Hostel €120,120;
Gaolta TEO Dungloe Self Catering Apartments €176,640;
Hughie Anna’s Accommodation Limited €171,990;
Dovechurch Limited Killaghtee House €165,120;
Millview House B&B Limited €182,400;
Mr. James Canavan Moville Boutique Hostel €153,720;
Multi Brands Ireland Limited Riverside House B&B €155,550;
Mr. Paul Hegarty Slieve League Lodge €151,515;
Joseph Diarmuid & Sean McNulty Summerhill Apartments €128,700.
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