The Department for Refugees has “finalised arrangements” in relation to plans to welcome asylum seekers in Cahersiveen Co Kerry, reports Breaking News.
Public unrest broke out in the area over the weekend, and after an appeal by local officials, Ukrainians and the general public, plans to remove about 80 Ukrainians, including 10 schoolchildren, from their accommodation in a shelter center were shelved. with them with asylum seekers.
But if you don’t want to move, you don’t have to, said the Department for Children and Integration in a statement this afternoon.
A number of people seeking international protection will be accommodated at the hotel and it will now be a mixed-use facility. The Ministry has finalized the arrangements regarding Cahersiveen.
This means some BOTPs will remain with Skellig Star, others will relocate within Caher Sidbin and others who wish to do so will relocate to Tralee.
This ensures that some beds in Skellig Star are available for IP applicants, reports RTE.
The Skellig Star has advertised and successfully advertised to provide accommodation for international protection and these moves are necessary to maximize all available accommodation for IP applicants given the severe shortage of gifts.
“The hotel will now be used as a mixed use facility to accommodate international protection applicants and beneficiaries of temporary protection (BOTPs),” the statement said, reports Breaking News.
The statement was widely welcomed in Cahersiveen, where plans had been made to block buses to remove the refugees.
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