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Joe O'Brien
Churches asked to hand over building and land for asylum seekers under new plan
Minister of State Joe O’Brien seeks help amid pressure to house 1,600 unaccommodated males
Leo Varadkar did not push hard enough for beds for asylum seekers, says Green Party Minister
International protection applications from Nigeria to be subjected to accelerated process from Tuesday
People living in ‘very or extremely disadvantaged’ areas up by a third
Gap between Ireland’s most disadvantaged areas and the national average has increased since 2016, major report finds
Ireland ‘very much’ at limit of how many refugees it can accommodate, Taoiseach says
Varadkar says overall intention is to bring State’s offering ‘more in line’ with other western European countries
Stradbally refugee tent accommodation offers ‘safety and security’ as a ‘short-term measure’
Minister of State Joe O’Brien says site will be used for six weeks but no one would spend more than three weeks there at any one time
The true cost of extreme wealth - a Letter to the Editor by economists, artists and politicians calls for new taxes on the rich
Economists and politicians, including Joe O’Brien and Neasa Hourigan, call on G20 member states to enact new tax regimes
Inch hotel blockade lifted with talks planned before further transfers of asylum seekers
Round-the-clock demonstration to continue on the Magowna Road in Co Clare but not directly outside the Magowna House Hotel
Inch protests to continue despite removal of Magowna House blockade
‘Honest, open discussion’ played role in decision to remove blockade at Magowna House in Inch, says Joe O’Brien
Hundreds of asylum seekers to remain on streets as Coalition moves to quell local tensions
Ministers and Garda Commissioner agree that finding accommodation an ‘absolute priority’ while Government asks Clare residents to drop barricade at asylum seeker site
Racial profiling by gardaí ‘probably does happen’, Varadkar says
Taoiseach says ‘a lot a racism isn’t malicious’ as first national action plan to combat issue for 15 years published
National action plan against racism likely to face resistance from some groups
Plan provides ‘framework for tackling racism at a systemic and institutional level’, according to policy leaders
End to Garda ‘ethnic profiling’ sought in Government racism action plan
First national plan in over a decade will also tackle discrimination in rental sector, and promote inclusion of minorities
Failure to address drone disruption issues at Dublin Airport ‘deeply alarming’
Minister says solution to recurring issue not as simple as appointing someone with ‘a laser gun and a laptop’
Hotels ending refugee accommodation contracts will be a ‘problem’, Minister says
Joe O’Brien refuses to ‘sugarcoat’ situation and says ‘inadequate’ number of alternative beds currently on offer
Homeless refugees now accommodated but new arrivals warned there may be no place for them
Junior minister Joe O’Brien says anti-refugee protesters have ‘crossed the line’ with their comments
Hospital inpatient €80 charge to be abolished from April
Ministers will also consider €50 million fund for communities helping refugees
‘Uneven spread’ of refugees putting strain on GPs as search for fresh housing continues
Ministerial briefing papers outline that present model of accommodation provision is ‘unsustainable’
Ireland faces returning to debates of the 2000s as asylum system struggles
Increase in number of asylum seekers reignites old debates about Ireland’s ‘pull factor’ for migrants
Any ‘bad vibes’ over refugee housing will be reversed, new junior minister predicts
Joe O’Brien says migrant reception system needs structural overhaul as he tends integration portfolio
Ukrainian refugees should have ‘pathway’ to Irish citizenship
Minister of State says similar numbers of refugees from war could arrive this year as in 2022
Two-thirds of hotels contacted yet to renew contracts to host refugees
Timeline for rolling out modular accommodation for refugees has been ‘recalibrated’
Hundreds of local community initiatives to receive €12.5m funding in new Government scheme
Community centres, parish halls, GAA clubhouses, Men’s Sheds, youth halls and more to benefit from grants
Prospect of €15 increases to weekly welfare payments fades
The welfare budget is also set to be supplemented by one-off measures
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