Justice department responds to claims that five men shared one room in direct provision centre

Cahersiveen locals and residents from the Skellig Star Direct Provision Centre came out in numbers on Tuesday evening urging the Government to 'Act Now' before the situation in Cahersiveen get worse.

The Department of Justice has moved to quash claims that five men in direct provision were required to share a room in contravention of its own Covid-19 policy to limit numbers to “no more than three” non-family members.

The Department was responding to claims that five men were sharing a room after being transferred from the Skellig Star facility in Caherciveen to new accommodation in Ennis this week.