First published at 14:25 UTC on December 9th, 2018.
Brick hurled through car window of security guard at Moville hotel earmarked for asylum centre (Ireland)
A brick was hurled through the car window of a security guard who was hired at the Caiseal Mara hotel in Moville, Donegal which was burned in a…
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Brick hurled through car window of security guard at Moville hotel earmarked for asylum centre (Ireland)
A brick was hurled through the car window of a security guard who was hired at the Caiseal Mara hotel in Moville, Donegal which was burned in an arson attack in November. The hotel had been earmarked to become a Direct Provision centre to accommodate 100 asylum seekers in the town this week but those plans have been postponed.
The man wasn’t injured in the incident, which happened on Foyle Street at around 8 o’clock last night according to gardaí.
Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn said the Department of Justice headed by Minister David Stanton had to take some responsibility for failing to consult with the community over the plans for their town.
He said: "There is real anger in the area at the way that people were treated by the Department of justice. They just strolled in and announced that one hundred people were coming to a small town like Moville."
Fine Gael Councillor, Bernard McGuinness said that the people of Moville should have been consulted before the announcement was made. He added that a small number of people have been housed in the area before and the transition was successful for all those concerned.
Approximately 90% of asylum seekers fail their claim in Ireland but according to an ESRI report, 80% of deportation orders are not implemented on those who do. The Direct Provision system and the legal costs of asylum seekers cost the state €700 million over a five year span.
Broadcast: Nine til Noon Show with Greg Hughes | Highland Radio | 07 December 2018
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