More than 630 asylum requests in 2023 as criticism mounts on tented accommodation

Minister O’Gorman said at the time that every effort was being made to ensure that tents would not be used again

Criticism has been levelled at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth at the continued use of the tents at Knockalisheen, near Meelick, in the sub-zero temperatures of recent days. Picture: David Raleigh.

More than 630 people have sought international protection in Ireland in the first 15 days of this year, as criticism mounts over 88 people having to sleep in tented accommodation in Clare.

Criticism has been levelled at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth at the continued use of the tents at Knockalisheen, near Meelick, in the sub-zero temperatures of recent days.