By Cate McCurry, PAThe Taoiseach has defended the Government’s handling of accommodation for asylum seekers, after a number of homeless migrants pitched tents in a private park in south Dublin. Around a dozen asylum seekers arrived at St Mary’s Church Park in Ballsbridge on Thursday night. The men had been told by the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) that there was no longer accommodation available. The Government has been struggling to accommodate the rising number of asylum seekers arriving into the State. “The conversation about migration can’t just be one about accommodation, because no matter how much accommodation you have, if it’s just a conversation about accommodation, accommodation will fill.

Source: The Herald May 03, 2024 18:36 UTC