6 d. ago Protests continue despite pause on converting Connemara hotel into accommodation for asylum seekers

Department of Integration says it is giving locals three months to come up with proposal to turn Carna Bay Hotel back into a hotel

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7 d. ago Cost of accommodating asylum seekers could be cut by 60% under new rules, suggests Government

Indicative future cost could fall from €123,000 per applicant to under €50,000, contingent on cutting processing times from 29 months to nine

Politics

2 w. ago Move to stop asylum seeker centres opening in certain areas ‘fair’ and ‘balances economic situation’

‘We took a view that we didn’t want hotels, particularly the last hotel in a given town, to be used for housing asylum seekers,’ said Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

Economics

3 w. ago State paid more than €70.8m to Citywest hotel operator last year

Company running Dublin hotel received €18.1 million to accommodate asylum seekers and Ukrainian refugees during final three months of 2024

Politics

3 w. ago Unvetted staff and overcrowding in asylum seeker accommodation, report finds

More than a third of staff across centres inspected last year were not appropriately Garda vetted, Hiqa says

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3 w. ago Report finds unvetted staff and overcrowding in asylum seeker accommodation

The inspection found 35 per cent of staff across centres were not appropriately vetted by gardaí.

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