Taoiseach defends Government’s handling of asylum seeker accommodation

Over a dozen tents were pitched in the grounds of St Mary’s Park in Ballsbridge, south Dublin (Cate McCurry/PA)

The Taoiseach has defended the Government’s handling of accommodation for asylum seekers, after a number of homeless migrants pitched tents in a private park in south Dublin.

Around a dozen asylum seekers arrived at St Mary’s Church Park in Ballsbridge on Thursday night.