Simon Harris says Government can do more to engage with ‘legitimate’ migration concerns

Scenes near the Crown Paints factory in Coolock after a fire was started in the building on Friday night. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

The Government must do more to engage with people who have genuine questions over public service provision in the context of increased migration, the Taoiseach has said.

Simon Harris said he made a clear distinction between those who had legitimate concerns over increased immigration numbers, and those engaging in disorder and criminal damage at sites earmarked for asylum seeker accommodation.