Refugees urged to use complaints procedure

The Department of Justice plans to renew efforts to ensure residents of refugee and asylum seeker centres fully engage with an established complaints procedure.

The news emerged last night after talks took place to resolve a range of issues following a protest, on Tuesday, by residents of Drishane Castle in Millstreet, Co Cork, over allegations of cramped conditions, poor pest control and food quality.

The Irish Examiner has established that the complex was inspected three times already this year — in March and twice in May — all of which were unannounced.