People fleeing from the invasion in Ukraine are to be given access to phone chargers and SIM cards when they arrive in Ireland.
The Government said that IT and telecommunications equipment are among the items contained in care packages that will be provided to those arriving here.
More than 2,500 Ukrainian refugees have arrived in Ireland so far, according to Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.
Ms McEntee expects that number to rise further in the coming days, adding that around one third of the arrivals are children.
The items were donated by the private sector after business group IBEC issued a call to its membership for support.
So far, IT and telecommunications equipment are being provided by Vodafone, Eir, Three, DID, Currys and An Post Mobile.
Other personal products including children's toys and baby equipment have been provided by Aldi, Boots, Musgraves, Tesco and Smyths toys.
Shaws, Penneys (Primark) and M&S are also providing supports.
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The SSP Catering Group at Dublin Airport is providing catering facilities to Ukrainians arriving at the airport.
The Department of Justice says a formal process is being set up to facilitate goods donations.
"Additional supports and donations continue to be received and the Department is grateful to IBEC members and other private sector organisations for their prompt and significant response to the call for help," a spokesperson said.
The Government has simplified the process for people seeking refuge, with a new processing facility established at Dublin Airport.
The facility has been described as the "first port of call " for Ukrainians arriving to Ireland.
They will be immediately issued with a PPS number, allowing them full and immediate access to supports provided by the State, including social welfare, accommodation and housing, employment, education and medical care.
A translator is available at Dublin Airport to help with their applications.
Ms McEntee said it is important that people are given a "warm welcome" when they arrive in the country, and said it is very hard to tell how many Ukrainians will eventually come to Ireland.
Speaking on RTÉ's News At One, Ms McEntee said an average of 300 to 400 people are arriving on flights each day, but more people may start to arrive via ports over the coming weeks.
Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath said that the majority of Ukrainians that have arrived here so far have family and friends in Ireland.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland's political leaders will meet tomorrow to discuss how to respond to the Ukrainian refugee crisis.
Ukrainians to get letter from Govt
Ukrainians who have already arrived in Ireland and applied for international protection may now consider withdrawing those applications, because they can access essential services faster with a permission letter from the Government.
The Department of Justice has said that it is "working urgently" to issue these letters to Ukrainians when they arrive in Dublin Airport.
It said "arrangements will be put in place as soon as possible to provide letters to those who arrived in recent days".
People fleeing the conflict have been attending the International Protections Office on Mount Street in Dublin, to make in-person applications for international protection.
Minister of State at the Department of Justice James Browne said the rules have now changed and Ukrainians who have arrived in recent days might choose to withdraw their applications for international protection.
Mr Browne said: "It has changed now, because you can't have international protection and EU temporary protection, and the temporary protection certificate allows you to work and access social welfare, so you're better off now not applying for international protection, because you can't have both."
He added: "The temporary certificates are more valuable because you get it an awful lot quicker."
The move is in a bid to keep the immigration process "as simple and stress-free as possible" for those fleeing the conflict, the department said.
The Department of Justice has described the move as a "streamlined alternative" that will ensure faster access to support services.
It said: "Arrangements for the registration of the permission and the collection of the information necessary for same will follow."
School places to be provided for Ukrainian children
Norma Foley said it was difficult to estimate how many children will end up coming here but her department is managing 'very well' in accommodating the current numbers.
She said she spoke to her counterpart, the Education Minister in Ukraine, this afternoon, who told her that over 250 schools have so far been destroyed in the fighting and it is expected more will suffer a similar fate.
She said she told him that it is the department's absolute intention to make provision for the children who come into its care.
Additional reporting Dimitri O'Donnell, Saoirse McGarrigle, Conor Hunt
