No level of engagement with local people would have stopped anti-refugee protests in areas across Ireland, Minister Roderic O'Gorman has said.
The Department of Integration is looking to increase their “ability to provide information” to the public when they open new accommodation centres, in light of people protesting against international protection centres in their areas. However, Minister O'Gorman insisted that this would not improve the reaction that certain groups have had.
He told RTE: “In some of the examples, it’s clear no level of consultation, no level of engagement would have changed the outcomes that we've seen. We’ve seen a building set on fire as a result of an untrue rumour, we’ve seen migrants attacked, again, as a result of an untrue rumour.”
