'Floatels' being considered for homeless refugees

Officials are now examining what the British government has done in Dorset, where it has used a three-story barge to house hundreds of asylum seekers.

The Government is considering sheltering refugees by procuring barges which can offer “floating accommodation”.

It comes as Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman and Justice Minister Simon Harris will meet with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris this week following violent scenes at a protest on Sandwith Street in which asylum-seekers’ belongings were set on fire.