The UN’s Refugee Agency has appealed to protesters who oppose asylum-seeker accommodation in their area, to consider the impact their actions may have, reports RTE.
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This is due to the increasing number of International Protection Applicants who do not have State-provided shelter, which has reached a record high.
The UNHCR and the Irish Refugee Council have raised concerns about the impact on those who are sleeping rough, especially with a low-temperature ice warning in place, reports RTE.
For the first time since the introduction of Direct Provision in March 2000, the number of new asylum seekers without State-provided shelter has surpassed 600.
It is a significant milestone that has been reached just six weeks after the State stopped offering accommodation to all eligible new arrivals on 4 December, due to a severe shortage of space, reports RTE.
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