In a video seen by Newstalk, a man can be seen filming a dirty bunk bed which he describes as “not fit for a human” and “very dirty”.
An asylum seeker is choosing to sleep in tents on the street because the quality of State accommodation is so poor., a man can be seen filming a dirty bunk bed which he describes as “not fit for a human” and “very dirty”.Still, one migrant, Bashar, said some asylum seekers feel that sleeping in a tent is preferable to the State accommodation on offer to them.
Although the Department of Integration allocated him a bed in “large multi person, comfortable, tented accommodation” in Newtownmountkennedy, County Wicklow, Bashar said he would rather sleep in a tent on the streets of Dublin.“ cold, the food is not good; it is not safe there also - the streets there do not have lights.State accomodation for asylum seekers. Image: Supplied.
Bashar said there are dozens of asylum seekers who, like him, have opted to sleep on the streets in tents in Dublin instead of staying in State accommodation in Wicklow.Bashar came to Ireland five months ago because he found life “very hard” in his native Jordan and claims that he is at risk of domestic violence if he returns.“Because of that, I came here; I need to make a life for myself… and help my family in Jordan and Palestine.
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