Press and media contacts
- Published on: 14 April 2022
- Last updated on: 27 August 2024
- Arrivals and protection
- Accommodation
- Housing
- Community and voluntary response
- Social welfare
- Healthcare
- Education
- Disability services
- Domestic, Sexual & Gender Based Violence Services (DSGBV)
- Employment and training
- Food and energy security
- EU and international
- Financial matters
- Defence and cybersecurity
- Transport
- Other departments/organisations
Members of the media are asked to contact the relevant department’s Press Office before travelling to sites where services are being offered to people arriving from Ukraine. Your cooperation is appreciated as we work to protect those affected by this crisis.
This page provides up to date information on who to contact if you have a media query about services for people who have arrived in Ireland from Ukraine or about Ireland’s response to the Ukraine crisis.
There is a list below of contact points for a range of different query categories about services for Ukrainian people and the Ukraine crisis.
This information is updated regularly.
Please use the contact information below if you want to make a media query.
Arrivals and protection
Temporary Protection Directive
Service managed by: Irish Immigration Service
Government department/organisation: Department of Justice
Contact information:
- email: pressoffice@justice.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 602 8202
Arrivals in ports and airports in Ireland
Service managed by: Irish Immigration Service
Government department/organisation: Department of Justice
Contact information:
- email: pressoffice@justice.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 602 8202
Accommodation
Accommodation/Temporary accommodation for refugees
Service managed by: International Protection Accommodation Service
Government department/organisation: Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Contact information:
- email: press.office@equality.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 539 3801
Housing
Housing related queries
Service managed by: Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
Contact information:
- email: press@housing.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 888 2638
Community and voluntary response
Service managed by: Department of Rural and Community Development
Contact information:
- email: press.office@drcd.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 773 6993
Social welfare
Getting a Personal Public Services Number (PPSN)
Service managed by: Department of Social Protection
Contact information:
- email: press.office@welfare.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 704 3000
Financial supports (income and social welfare supports)
Service managed by:Department of Social Protection
Contact information:
- email: press.office@welfare.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 704 3000
Healthcare
Health services
Service managed by: Health Service Executive (Ireland’s public healthcare service)
Contact information:
- email: press@hse.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 921 3912
Other health related queries
Service managed by: Department of Health
Contact information:
- email: press_office@health.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 635 4477
Education
Accessing school places (primary and post-primary levels)
Service managed by: Department of Education
Contact information:
- email: press@education.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 889 6400
School transport
Service managed by: Department of Education
Contact information:
- email: press@education.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 889 6400
Higher and third level education
Service managed by: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Contact information:
- email: press@dfheris.gov.ie
English Language Training
Service managed by: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Contact information:
- email: press@dfheris.gov.ie
Disability services
Disability services for arrivals
Service managed by: Health Service Executive (Ireland’s public healthcare service)
Contact information:
- email: press@hse.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 921 3912
Domestic, Sexual & Gender Based Violence Services (DSGBV)
Queries relating to Domestic, Sexual & Gender Based Violence Services (DSGBV) for arrivals
Service managed by: TUSLA/Department of Justice
Contact information:
- email: pressoffice@justice.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 602 8202
Employment and training
Employment opportunities
Service managed by: Department of Social Protection
Contact information:
- email: press.office@welfare.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 704 3000
Training opportunities
Service managed by: Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
Contact information:
- email: press@dfheris.gov.ie
Food and energy security
Food security or farming
Service managed by: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Contact information:
- email: press@agriculture.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 607 2802
Energy security – supply
Service managed by: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Contact information:
- email: Press.office@decc.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 678 2441
Energy security – economic impact
Service managed by: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Contact information:
- email: Press.office@enterprise.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 631 2200
EU and international
EU and international issues
Service managed by: Department of Foreign Affairs
Contact information:
- email: Press.office@dfa.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 408 2268
Humanitarian assistance in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
Service managed by: Department of Foreign Affairs
Contact information:
- email: Press.office@dfa.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 408 2268
Financial matters
International financial matters
Service managed by: Department of Finance
Contact information:
- email: pressoffice@finance.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 676 0336
Economy
Service managed by:
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Department of Finance
Contact information:
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform:
- email: pressoffice@per.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 676 7571
Department of Finance:
- email: pressoffice@finance.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 676 0336
Tax
Service managed by: Revenue Commissioners
Contact information:
- email: revpress@revenue.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 858 9205
Trade sanctions
Service managed by: Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
Contact information:
- email: Press.office@enterprise.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 631 2200
Defence and cybersecurity
Defence
Service managed by:
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces
Contact information:
Department of Defence
- email: defencepressoffice@defence.ie
- phone: +353 (45) 452 108
Defence Forces
- email: press@military.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 45 49 2000
Cybersecurity
Service managed by: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Contact information:
- email: Press.office@decc.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 678 2441
Transport
Service managed by: Department of Transport
Contact information:
- email: pressoffice@transport.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 604 1090
Other departments/organisations
Office of Public Works (Managing build of reception facilities at ports and airports)
Service managed by: Office of Public Works
Contact information:
- email: pressoffice@opw.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 46 942 2000
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
- email: Press.office@tcagsm.gov.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 631 3800
An Garda Síochána
- email: Pressoffice@garda.ie
- phone: +353 (0) 1 666 2032, +353 (0) 1 666 2039