Ireland ‘concerned’ about people seeking shelter in tents

The Irish government cannot give homes to all the people asking for asylum.

The Department of Integration said it can’t find housing for all asylum seekers because there aren’t enough available.

Ireland is now hosting over 100,000 people. This includes 74,000 who have left Ukraine because of the war, and more than 26,000 who are seeking asylum from other countries.

The deputy prime minister is worried about asylum seekers having to sleep in tents and the potential health and safety problems that come with it, according to Irish broadcaster RTÉ.

Micheál Martin said things are tough and the Irish government will be meeting later this week to figure it out.

The Department of Integration will provide day services where people can come in any time to use hot showers, get meals, and do laundry every day of the week.

It also promised to give tents and sleeping bags to anyone who needs them.

The department said its workers are trying to make more beds available for use.

It says that since January 2022, it has made over 10,000 beds available for people who come to Ireland looking for protection.

The spokesperson said that the department couldn’t meet demand because of problems they couldn’t control.

The person in charge of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees told RTÉ’s News at One that the news was very worrying and sad.

Enda O’Neill mentioned that this has happened before from January to June this year. More than 1,500 people seeking asylum did not get a place to stay when they came to the state.

“I don’t think it’s safe for anyone to be on the streets, especially after what happened last Thursday. The situation has gotten worse since the beginning of the year with more intimidating and threatening behavior on our streets. ”

Mr O’Neill said that Ireland did very well to get everything ready, but he thinks that since the summer, things have changed a lot.