Asylum seekers flee Clare hotel after protesters block access
Four asylum seekers have left the site of accommodation that was provided for them in Co Clare, during an ongoing blockage of access routes by locals to the site.However, access roads to the the site were then blocked by local protesters using tractors with another gate being blocked by a silage bail.
Minister of State for Community Development Joe O'Brien said the hotel did not have a fire safety certificate but there was no issue with fire safety or wastewater management at the holiday homes. On concerns about the isolated location of the holiday homes, Mr O'Brien told RTE's Today with Claire Byrne that a shuttle bus would be provided to Ennis for asylum seekers who wanted to access services there.
He described the situation Co Clare in "difficult" but said the accommodation was "okay". "We are feeling good here. I like this place." He added: "I like it, I will live here." "I would take the view that if you're going to bring people to a facility, it should be safe, it should be a sanitary environment.
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