Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that more international protection centres should be placed in better off areas under the her new immigration policy.
Sinn Fein is calling for a local audit of resources to be carried out before new locations are chosen.
They say that it would examine criteria including GP lists and school places, proximity to transport and existing levels of disadvantage.
“Some areas have better access to services, to infrastructure, they are better off. It is our belief that it is a fairer ask that these centres be located in these communities,” Ms McDonald said, reports RTE.
Many people on social media are claiming that McDonald is only doing this to look for votes from people she has lost over the last number of years.
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