There has been uproar in Donegal where a County Councilor has revealed that a planned social housing development, that many Irish families have been waiting on for years, will be used to home refugees.
Cllr Liam Blaney, the Cathaoirleach of Donegal County Council, has questioned a change of plan concerning a turnkey development at Lough Fern Heights in Milford the Donegal Daily reported.
“You can understand why people are very disappointed and frustrated,” Cllr Blaney told the Letterkenny-Milford Municipal District meeting today.
“There was anger and resentment building up for the people that came into these houses, not that they were aware of it.”
Mayor of Letterkenny-Milford Donal ‘Mandy’ Kelly added that the change of plan “raised a lot of eyebrows and a lot of questions”.
This shocking scenario is being played out across the country as the government forces local authorities to disregard the needs of Irish citizens and families in favour of housing Ukrainian and other refugees.
With the houses now understood to be occupied under ‘alternative arrangements’, the council said it was disappointed given the nature of the ongoing engagement and expectation that 17 social houses would be delivered for Milford.
“The Council has become aware of similar issues arising in some other counties, and that the matter is being examined at Department level,” a report said according to the Donegal Daily.
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