Labour calls for Taoiseach to 'take charge' of immigration issues

Meanwhile, Labour Party justice spokesperson Aodhán Ó Ríordáin said he was “concerned” at conflicting statements on garda resources

Labour Party leader, Ivana Bacik (centre), with party colleagues, Ged Nash (left) and Aodhan O Riordan (right) outside Leinster House. The party spoke out as asylum seekers are “currently shamefully being forced to sleep on streets”. Picture: Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins Photo

Labour Party leader Ivanna Bacik has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to “take charge” of issues surrounding the sourcing of accommodation for asylum seekers following a “vicious” protest on Saturday.

The call comes following the protest at Sandwith Street in Dublin on Saturday during which asylum-seekers’ belongings were set on fire.