Concerns raised over firm chosen to run asylum seeker centre in Tipperary

Local councillor Liam Browne said 'the company has no history'

The property will be operated by Utmasta Limited which has a 20-year lease on the site of the Dundrum House Hotel Tipperary, and there will be at least two members of staff on-site 24 hours a day. File picture

Concerns have been raised over a government contract awarded to a newly set up company in Spain with “no history of previous records” for an IPAS centre in Co Tipperary.

In a briefing note sent to community representatives on Tuesday the Department of Integration said: “277 beds will be provided for people seeking refuge in Ireland who are international protection applicants in Dundrum House Hotel, Dundrum, Co Tipperary."