Taoiseach Simon Harris has sparked controversy by appearing to conflate rising homelessness with increased numbers seeking asylum in Ireland. In a recent interview, Harris stated that the influx of people seeking protection and a new life in Ireland has impacted homelessness figures.
Taoiseach appeared to conflate rising homelessness with increased numbers seeking asylum and international protection in weekend interview
A controversy has erupted in the last 48 hours about comments by Taoiseach Simon Harris in which he seemed to conflate rising homelessness with increased numbers seeking asylum and international protection. Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman on Monday said it was important to be “very clear” that asylum seekers have “no right” to housing supports like the housing assistance payment or to access emergency homelessness beds. It was his department that accommodated them, whether in direct provision centres, tented accommodation centres like Crooksling, or in the case of Ukrainian refugees, in hotels and privately provided accommodation.
In Dublin, which has the most internationally diverse homeless population, the majority were Irish until November 2023. That month in the capital 3,374 of homeless adults were Irish and 3,416 were not . None are asylum seekers. In July, however, of the 224 adults who presented as newly homeless in Dublin, 67 had become homeless as a result of “leaving direct provision”, says the DRHE.
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