The Tánaiste has said direct provision cannot be done away with without a credible alternative for housing asylum seekers.
The system has come under criticism for the conditions in which people seeking asylum live, sometimes for years.
- Advertisement -
Independent TD, Noel Grealish, has come under increased pressure to apologise after saying African migrants are only here to sponge off the state.
He was speaking at a meeting about a proposed site for a direct provision centre in Galway.
Clare TD, Michael Harty, says it shows the need for more engagement with communities over planned direct provision sites:
