Site earmarked for Ukrainians hit by arsonists
Humphreys asks how people can attend rallies at asylum hubs in middle of day..
LEO Varadkar has warned county councils that they cannot refuse to work with some Government departments and expect funding from others.
It comes following a motion passed by Mayo County Council on Monday evening stating that council officials would be instructed not to cooperate with the Dept of Integration on matters relating to asylum seekers and refugees.
The motion was proposed by Independent Cllr Michael Kilcoyne and unanimously supported. Both Fianna Fail and Fine Gael cllrs voted in favour of the motion.
Mr Varadkar said: “Local authorities can’t have an a la carte relationship with central government.
“That’s not a tenable position.”
HEATHER Humphreys has questioned how people can protest at asylum centre accommodation in “the middle of the day when everyone else is working”.
The Social Protection Minister told the Dail that PRSI contributions paid by foreign nationals working in Ireland amounted to €17billion over the past 10 years.
There have been fraught protests at asylum seeker accommodation centres in recent weeks.
On Monday, gardai escorted women and children into the Racket Hall Hotel in
Roscrea, Co Tipperary, through a protest.
The hotel was operating until last Thursday but will now be used to host 160 international protection
Humphreys
GARDAI are investigating yet another arson attack on a site earmarked for refugees.
The latest incident happened in a former convent in Lanesborough, Co Longford, on Tuesday evening. The site was
Protesters at the Racket Hall Hotel in Co Tipperary