Temporary accommodation in the form of tents is set to be provided for asylum seekers at Dundrum's former Central Mental Hospital
The solution is thought to be a feasible one given the predicted warm summer temperatures, with showering and cooking facilities to be provided inside the old hospital buildings.
Despite the decision by the government to implement temporary housing on the grounds of the hospital, it is still believed that the planned development of the land into 852 residential properties will still occur. The site was one of several which received Cabinet approval back in March to be utilised as temporary refugee accommodation, however, up until this point asylum seekers have not been housed on its grounds.With a similar configuration of tents already being implemented at Columb Barracks in Mullingar, the government hopes to relieve some of the strain being placed on the emergency accommodation system.
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