Mayo councillors pass motion to stop cooperation with Government on housing refugeesJames CoxA motion has been passed by Mayo County Council calling on staff to stop cooperating with the Department of Integration when it comes to housing asylum seekers. Councillors want an "agreed strategy" put in place on the housing of international protection applicants. "I would hope that it's not just Mayo that the Government looks at, it's the entire country. "The last thing we need as a country is social discord amongst our people, be they residents or be they refugees into our country." The motion comes after a protest earlier this month in Ballinrobe, Co Mayo, outside a former hotel that was earmarked to accommodate 50 international protection applicants.

Source: Irish Independent January 16, 2024 20:40 UTC