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O’Gorman says protests had nothing to do with migrant housing changes

Minister for Integration Roderic O’Gorman has said protests outside two centres earmarked for use by exclusively male asylum seekers had no influence on his department instead deciding to house families in the buildings.

The Government has faced criticism for alleged u-turns after the Department of Integration scrapped plans to house 50 male asylum seekers at a former hotel in Co Mayo and the Capuchin Friary in Carlow Town, following protests at both buildings.

The department said it now intends to accommodate families including children at the sites instead.

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