A motion is to be brought forward to Mondays sitting of the Sligo Borough District Council, calling for better communication over the housing of asylum seekers and to ensure that they are properly catered to.
Fianna Fail Cllr Tom MacSharry believes that both the Government and IPAS have so far been found wanting.
The motion seeks to provide a coordinated approach from government, including detailed communication with Sligo County Council over the plans to house refugees in the County and that refugees are provided with adequate supports and services.
Cllr MacSharry says it not fair that both local representatives and communities are being kept in the dark:
The motion in full:
“That Sligo Municipal District Council call for a co-ordinated approach from government, including detailed communications between central government and local government in Sligo, to include providing all local public representatives with detailed information on all persons seeking asylum to be accommodated in our local community, together with all proposals to adequately provide supports and services relating to Health, Education and Housing”.
