long-term plans in place some say. that we ve been able to accommodate people with such short notice. if you asked me that before the war, i would have said it s impossible. now we need to think of a long-term plan for this. there s also this concern of why aren t we able to do all the thing we have done for ukrainian refugees and apply that to all people seeking asylum in ireland. reporter: lucky cambula from south africa shared a room in a government-run facility for years. living in limbo until his papers were processed. he s now campaigning for better accommodations for all asylum seekers. shows all along that the government is capable of treating us better. reporter: unlike other asylum seekers, ukrainian refugees were immediately granted the right to work and received welfare payments in ireland. thousands of children were enrolled quickly in irish schools. they had everything sorted