Quite frankly, it’s just not fair. Irish homeless people are being thrown under the bus despite sleeping rough and in hotel rooms around the country.
The Liberal spoke with one homeless man who said that he feels aggrieved by the fact that Ukrainian people are coming into the country and given priority over the likes of himself.
He said that he has no problem with Ukrainian people being looked after but that it should happen after all the homeless Irish people have been sorted and the problem solved once and for all.
People are furious that homeless people in Ireland are being left behind again with many posting facetious comments about how the homeless should be given Ukrainian flags to welcome refugees into Ireland while they’re left on the streets in the cold.
Social media users are saying that the thousands of homeless Irish people are being overlooked yet again by the government and that it’s time to take a stand and get them looked after before any further refugees are brought into the country.
Many people on social media have been saying that Ireland needs to look after its own homeless crisis before we can take in anymore refugees.
Alongside charity starting at home, people are saying that this influx of people will further push up rent and property prices.
As tens of thousands flood out of the Ukraine on a daily basis, Europe will be awash with refugees who are seeking accommodation.
As it stands, Ireland is due to take up to 100,000 refugees from the Ukraine, with around 500 said to be here already.
All this despite the fact that Ireland has approximately 10,000 homeless Irish people lying on park benches, sleeping in doorways and in hotel rooms around the country.
Irish people have been asked to open their doors to house some of the refugees but it’s understood that the government is considering building accommodation specifically dedicated for Ukrainian refugees on State land.
Many people are already questioning why such shelter hasn’t been built for homeless Irish people if they’re able to do it for 20,000 people who aren’t even from Ireland.
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