Northern Ireland's political leaders will meet tomorrow to discuss how to respond to the Ukrainian refugee crisis.
There have been claims that the absence of a functioning executive is hampering the Stormont response.
The DUP withdrew its First Minister in protest at the Northern Ireland Protocol, effectively collapsing the Executive.
But DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said ministers who remain in post could still take co-ordinated decisions on how to help.
The refugee numbers coming to Northern Ireland will be a proportion of the total accepted by the UK government.
It has been criticised for a lacklustre response, with only 300 people having been given access under a visa scheme so far.
By contrast, the EU has been accepting refugees in large numbers, waiving visa requirements allowing them to work and access social security and healthcare.
More than 2,000 refugees have already arrived in the Republic of Ireland and many more are expected.
Jeffrey Donaldson said the delay in getting refugees into Northern Ireland lay with London, not Belfast.
"The problem is not in Belfast. It's in London. We need London to take decisions about who is going to be admitted to the UK from Ukraine so we can get on with making the preparations," he said.
The UK has been critical of Ireland’s response to the humanitarian crisis, claiming it could pose a potential threat.
Anonymous briefings in the British press suggested it could create a back door to Britain via Northern Ireland under the terms of the Common Travel Area.
That is the agreement that allows free movement of Irish and British nationals between Ireland and the UK.
The government has said it will not be policing people crossing the Northern Ireland border, but it would share information with the UK authorities.
Meanwhile, the House of Lords last night voted down a clause in a new piece of UK legislation which would have required non-British or Irish nationals crossing from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland to have some form of electronic travel authorisation.
An amendment allowing such movement was tabled by former SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie, who is now a member of the House of Lords, and a majority supported it.
She said the original plan would have hit cross border tourism and healthcare provision on the island.
The legislation will have to return to the Commons for final approval where the amendment could conceivably be voted down.
