Number of people claiming international protection in first 12 weeks of 2024 was 75% ahead of same period last year, committee to hear
International Protection Support Services
1,700 male asylum seekers now homeless with new arrivals now sharing tents with those already camping off Mount Street
Large hotel groups and companies paid tens of millions in Government contracts to accommodate international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees
A number of homeless families presented at the office in Dublin on Friday after it had closed for the Easter weekend
Almost 60% of international protection applications refused in 2023 up from 18% in 2022
Redevelopment of former Grant’s Hotel had been on the agenda since Roscrea became first town in Co Tipperary to qualify for Town Centre First scheme
Government is currently not in a position to provide accommodation to all international protection applicants, Department of Integration has said
Services expected to cost €660m this year, but only €409m allocated by Ministers
Ministers and Garda Commissioner agree that finding accommodation an ‘absolute priority’ while Government asks Clare residents to drop barricade at asylum seeker site
Growing unease among gardaí at tactics deployed for anti-immigration protests, with some fearing response to protests not firm enough
Some 41 tents are congregated around International Protection Office on Mount Street Lower
New arrivals down 40 per cent since mid-November and 48 per cent since the start of 2023
Ministers to discuss ongoing humanitarian response to war in Ukraine as Government examines ‘all options’ to tackle accommodation crisis
Every Child is Your Child campaign supports parents with school book and uniform costs
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