Advocate calls for county council to be be given more power to help
They rent their home in Castlebar under the Rental Accommodation Scheme – a social housing support for those who have a long-term housing need – and stress that the owner has always been a good and fair landlord. However, he gave them notice in May 2022 to quit, citing essential civil works to the property. He extended the notice due to the eviction ban and then to the end of this week on compassionate grounds.
The family were referred by RAS to the emergency accommodation section of the Castlebar municipal district where they were told there is no accommodation available. What is the point with issuing them with accommodation vouchers when all the participating hotels and B&Bs are full to capacity?” says Mulherin, a community engagement officer these days with Mayo North East.
“Ironically, if the family arrived in Ireland today and claimed asylum they probably would have a better chance of getting accommodation. The integration section of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth which is responsible for housing our international protection applicants enjoy a degree of flexibility for sourcing accommodation which the council lacks,” he says.
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