Desperation as asylum seeker accommodation crises deepens

<p>Jack Horgan-Jones and Pat Leahy join Hugh Linehan to talk about the week in politics:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>A <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2023/02/03/refugees-to-be-housed-in-big-buildings-with-camp-beds-and-sleeping-bags-under-ministers-plan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">letter</a> from Minister Roderic O'Gorman to cabinet colleagues asking for help in securing “sports centres… conference facilities, arts centres, student leisure centres [and] any other large buildings that are deemed safe” in order to house refugees shows just how bad this crisis has become.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The Government is increasingly worried about the protests against the housing of refugees and asylum seekers around the country.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>A report this week that a deal between the UK and the EU over the Northern Ireland protocol was done <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/02/01/northern-ireland-protocol-talks-have-a-distance-to-go-despite-reports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">turned out to be premature</a> - but a deal may be imminent.</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The story about <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2023/02/03/legal-strategy-on-nursing-home-claims-continued-after-harris-mcentee-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a legal strategy to discourage claims</a> against the state by citizens overcharged for nursing home care shows again how the system favours the well-resourced when disputes arise</li></ul><p><br></p><p>With any subscription you'll get unlimited access to the very best in unique quality journalism from The Irish Times. <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe today</a>.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>