The Taoiseach described the demonstrations that were seen outside hospitals as a 'new low' and has urged TDs not to make excuses for them.
Protests have been seen in Waterford, Cork and areas of Dublin over the last few weeks and in a way to tackle this, Varadkar has said that the Government will publish a national action plan against racism next month."Racists and the far right will blame whatever problem the country is facing on migrants. That's the way it works. That's the way they think," Varadkar told TDs."So if we have a housing crisis, it'll be 'the foreigners are taking our homes'.
"If there's violence against women they will blame that on migrants and people who've come here from overseas, particularly those who are brown or black."The head of the Irish Nursing and Midwives Organisation , Phil Ní Sheaghdha, told Varadkar this week that there have been several complaints from foreign national members of the organisation that have been subject to racial verbal attacks by those protesting.
"While there is no excuse for any form of racism, under any circumstances, it really is a low blow and a new low if healthcare workers, to whom we are so grateful for having come here, are now facing protests and racism from those who do not believe they are welcome here," the Taoiseach told the Dáil.
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