Clare TD Says Government Has "Learned Nothing" From Recent Months In Shannon Emergency Accommodation

A Clare Independent TD claims the government has "learned nothing" from recent incidents around emergency accommodation centres in the county. A community group in Shannon has learned of plans for a unit in a local industrial estate to be used to house international protection applicants despite the state's refusal to make the information public. The Concerned Shannon Residents Group have received a diagram of a building known as Unit 153 in the Shannon Industrial which shows plans for 70 ground floor bedrooms. The issue of community consultation has once again been raised as locals have received no concrete information from the Department of Integration with regard to the number of IPAs arriving, a timeline or what services will be provided. Clare Independent TD Michael McNamara says despite his best efforts, no information has been made available in relation to the future of the Shannon building.