SVP told don’t feed destitute migrants so they’ll ‘go home’

The St Vincent de Paul is claiming it has been told not to feed or house destitute migrants from eastern European countries and they will “go home”.

Southern regional president of the SVP Brendan Dempsey said he believes there is an unwritten policy to urge homeless EU migrant workers to go back to their homelands.

“We are housing destitute migrants though I think the State would prefer if we did not,” he said.