Answering questions from the lawmakers during the meeting of the Latvian parliamentary committee on inquiries on Wednesday, she said that some Latvian individuals had sent letters to the working group, offering apartments for accommodation of refugees.
Petersone-Godmane suggested that the people offering housing for refugees probably felt they had to compensate for the mostly negative public attitude to the arrival of refugees in Latvia.
The working group has also received letters from the companies willing to give jobs to asylum seekers and inquiring about other aspects that might be important for their would-be employees, the chairwoman said.
According to Petersone-Godmane, there have been several hundreds of letters from Latvian individuals offering housing for asylum seekers.
"They are sending their letters to all possible ministries and the National Agency for Employment, stating their willingness to help out with accommodating the asylum seekers,” she said, adding that a database of all such offers received from people was being created.
The Latvian government and the Latvian parliamentary committee on European affairs have supported the plan by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, for dealing with the refugee crisis in Europe under which Latvia would admit up to 776 asylum seekers.
The Latvian government has adopted a tentative action plan for the admission of refugees in Latvia, which is expected to require an estimated €16m, a figure that a number of officials have called exaggerated.
It has been agreed that the Interior Ministry might present an updated plan and cost estimates on October 20 and the working group is expected to produce its final report on the arrangement for admission of asylum seekers on November 30.
