A senior minister has said that Ireland is preparing to receive up to 200,000 Ukrainian refugees – ten times the number originally projected. The comments were made on RTÉ Radio’s Morning Ireland by Fianna Fáil Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue TD, who said that Ireland had no choice but to “reach out to those of our […]
No matter what your perspective is on the Russia-Ukraine invasion politically, one thing is inarguable: the human cost of this conflict is enormous. This is clearly one of the most cut and dry cases of a refugee crisis we have seen in Europe in years. While the legitimacy of many alleged asylum claims to Europe […]
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has said that if Russia and Ukraine go to war, there could be “hundreds of thousands” of civilians displaced, and that Ireland would be willing to take in refugees from the conflict. The remarks were made in the Dáil yesterday, after Independent TD Cathal Berry asked the Tánaiste what preparations the government […]
Listen – whether you love or hate Green TD Joe O’Brien, there’s one thing you can’t take away from that man; he truly understands the gravity of the housing crisis and the problems in Direct Provision. Which makes it all the more confusing why he would oppose a social housing plan in his own neighbourhood. […]
The decision by the body representing Irish barristers to present a human rights award to the Movement for Asylum Seekers in Ireland has led to some comment. This is mostly due to the fact that the spokesperson for MASI, Bulelani Mfaco, who accepted the award, has had his initial claims for asylum here refused as […]
So what, cries the taxpayer, do they do with all the bread, man?
According to Minister O’Gorman, €28 million will be allocated in Budget 2022 to begin the process of transitioning applicants out of the current system of accommodation and into more appropriate housing in the community.
in Ireland, opposition parties and the media live in mortal fear of being accused of “playing the race card”. Merely expressing scepticism of any policy in relation to immigration runs the very real risk of being called a racist.
The Houses of the Oireachtas Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has confirmed that spending on Direct Provision accommodation is expected to increase to over €229 million in 2021. This represents a €21 million increase on the spending allocated for 2020. The details are contained in the PBO analysis of the Government’s proposal to Dáil Éireann […]
On the same day that the Irish Times reports that Dublin City Council faces a six-year wait to start housing projects, the Minister for Children Roderick O’Gorman has announced a government commitment to asylum seekers that they will get the keys to their own accommodation after four months and will be able to work after […]
A newly commissioned Report by the Irish Refugee Council entitled ‘Implementing Alternatives to Direct Provision’ has recommended that regional ‘Accommodation Committees’ should be established to identify housing needs and commission accommodation throughout the state. The Refugee Council say that the Report aims to build on the recommendations of the Advisory Group Report published in […]
The block consists of 60 two and three bedroom apartments, with most of the 350 new arrivals made up of families.