Tanaiste Leo Varadkar has said that no community can have a “veto” on who moves into a community following protests in East Wall over the arrival of asylum seekers.
There have been a number of demonstrations in the inner-city Dublin area as locals stood against the arrival of single male international protection seekers. Up to 370 people can be accommodated in the area’s old ESB building.
The Tanaiste said while communities should be consulted about large numbers of arrivals in an area, they cannot “veto” proposals. He added: “We need to be very careful not to make the mistake of confusing consultation with communities, which is important, with the idea that any community can have a veto on the kind of people who get to live in their area. That’s not right.”
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There have also been concerns far-right groups have become involved in protests. Yesterday, Minister Roderic O’Gorman said the Government was aware of “nefarious” groups “misusing concerns”.
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