An additional 26 asylum seekers could not be offered State accommodation yesterday, bringing the total to 81
AN ADDITIONAL 26 asylum seekers could not be offered State accommodation yesterday, bringing the total to 81, the Department of Integration has said.
“The Department has sourced a limited number of additional beds for international protection applicants. All those who had not been offered accommodation between Tuesday and Thursday and provided contact details will be contacted today .The head of the Irish office of the UN’s Refugee Agency Enda O’Neill has said that Ireland is capable of accepting the number of people who are currently seeking asylum here – but that now is the time for the State to build a system to do so adequately.
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