Ryanair has bulk bought 25 homes in North Dublin, which it says will be rented to staff.
Ryanair says this purchase, of homes in Fosterstown in Swords, is to make sure it can provide high quality and affordable rentals nearby Dublin Airport.
This will be for new cabin crew, in their first year of employment, based in the capital to help it maintain the fleet of 33 aircraft based here.
The airline, in its statement, says the absence of affordable rental accommodation has been a "major impediment" to its efforts to recruit and train new Irish and European cabin crew.
The homes in Swords are just one bus stop away from Dublin Airport, and Ryanair says it'll be rented to staff at "affordable rates."
Ryanair says: "Ryanair confirms that it has purchased 25 new built units in Fosterstown Swords in order to ensure that it can provide high-quality but affordable rentals close to Dublin Airport for new cabin crew who are joining Ryanair based in Dublin, to help us maintain Ryanair’s flight schedules for up to 33 Dublin aircraft.
"In recent years the absence of affordable rental accommodation has been a major impediment to recruiting and training new Irish and European cabin crew members to Ryanair’s inflight team.
"This accommodation, which is located one bus stop from Dublin Airport, will be rented at affordable rates to Ryanair cabin crew during their first year of employment."
