Surge in numbers.
Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman says his Department is projecting around 22,000 asylum seekers arriving in Ireland this year – a dramatic increase on the 13,000 that arrived last year.
During Covid, the Irish government closed schools for longer than the OECD average. Ever since, the trend of students missing school days has been seen at a much higher rate nationwide. Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman says he doesn’t think these are linked.
Housing, healthcare, and more
“Humility-free zone.”
In 2022 Darragh O’Brien accused Carol Nolan of undermining “social cohesion” because she warned that his government’s ‘no cap’ asylum policy would lead to crisis. Asked if Nolan now deserved an apology, Roderic O’Gorman said: “I certainly don’t think she’s owed an apology, no.”
Ongoing situation.
Your questions answered.
A new encampment.
O’Gorman says government will try and secure additional sites
“deliberate provocation”
Pest control and Garda vetting issues