Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said that tents will continue to be needed to shelter international protection seekers in emergency situations.
The Fianna Fáil leader also said that the Government needs to prioritise accommodating asylum seekers who have arrived in the state following criticism of the Government’s decision not to accept 350 international protection seekers it had previously agreed to take.
The Department of Integration is currently examining the possibility of embracing tented accommodation within the grounds of the former Central Mental Hospital in Dundrum to provide emergency shelter to international protection applicants.
