Taoiseach: ‘We won’t stand for another Mount Street situation’

” after asylum seekers had begun living there in tents to stay close to the International Protection Office .” on May 1st, with 290 men relocated to accommodation at Crooksling and Citywest.Others began pitching tents along the Grand Canal over the weekend, just 400 metres away from Mount Street , where there are now at least 80 tents today.The Taoiseach said there cannot be more “passing the parcel” when it comes to dealing with immigration.

People with suitcases walking by asylum seekers tents along the Grand Canal in Dublin, 4-5-24. Image: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie “However, the situation remains challenging and the Department cannot provide accommodation to all applicants,” they said.

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