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Asylum seekers taking trips to their homeland likely no longer have grounds for protection, the responsible minister says.
In the run up to #GE2024, Gript’s Ben Scallan asked Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD for his pitch to right-leaning voters who may feel that his party isn’t strong enough on immigration for their liking. Here was his response:
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“You see it all over the country.”
32-year-old Algerian man
Man says he is fleeing political persecution
Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman announced “additional funding” to help “receive and accommodate” asylum seekers in #Budget2025. Asked how much the State has spent already on asylum accommodation since the start of the Ukraine war, he replied: “I can get that for you.”
Minister Roderic O’Gorman was asked for his message to locals who don’t want an IPAS in their area, even after “community engagement”. O’Gorman said that “after the initial arrival of [asylum seekers], everything settles down,” because people’s “worst fears are never realised.”
Areas like Lisdoonvarna “suffering” due to asylum policy.
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As around 150 Ratoath locals gather to protest against a proposed asylum centre at Thornton Hall, local Councillor Gillian Toole says that people are concerned they’ll be forced to “compete” with new arrivals for access to GPs, A&E spaces and social housing.
“We historically have not had large numbers of people coming here.”
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