Irish Examiner view: Rebuilding trust with asylum seekers

O'Gorman must deliver on his promise to change system after the situtation at the Skellig Star Hotel direct provision centre

The Green Party's Roderic O'Gorman will be responsible for direct provision.

The decision to transfer responsibility for direct provision from the Department of Justice to the Department to of Children, Disability, Equality and Integration is a welcome first step in the overhaul of our international protection system. 

The failure of the system has been evident for years and has been highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic, most notably in the town of Caherciveen, Co Kerry.