It’s claimed the physical and mental health of Asylum Seekers in South-East Clare is deteriorating, while living in tents over the cold snap.
In a statement to Clare FM, The Department of Integration says it’s prioritising the wellbeing of residents in tented accommodation at Knockalisheen Direct Provision Centre in Meelick amid the adverse weather conditions.
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The International Protection Applicants were provided with extra blankets as temperatures plummeted in recent days and, ahead of Storm Bert’s arrival tomorrow, a contingency plan remains in place that will see them moved indoors if necessary.
Doras CEO John Lannon says it’s a completely unacceptable situation.
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Department of Integration Statement on Knockalisheen
The safety and wellbeing of residents in our accommodation centres, and in particular this week at our tented sites, is our priority.
Our Resident Welfare Team, alongside staff from across the Department, are working tirelessly to ensure that people staying in our tented sites are warm, dry and safe during this cold weather.
In relation to our centre at Knockalisheen, this is managing well at the moment and residents have been provided with extra blankets.
We are in regular contact with the management at the centre to get updates on the welfare of residents and to find out if any of the tents have been affected by weather conditions.
We have contingency arrangements in place at the centre whereby, if necessary, people can be moved temporarily to indoor accommodation.
Due to changes in occupancy on a regular basis and for resident privacy reasons, we don’t publish occupancy figures for specific sites.
