Michael Lowry (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Communities in Cashel, Roscrea and across the country are becoming overwhelmed and burdened due to the number of asylum seekers residing in their communities. Cashel is the most recent example of attempting to impose 74 international protection applicants. This is unacceptable. The current review must take account of the location and its suitability. Roscrea is an ongoing and classic example of what is happening. In recent times, the town has been transformed due to the arrival of multiple hundreds of international protection applicants. The numbers are totally disproportionate to the local population. The vital services in the town cannot cope and are stretched way beyond capacity. By degrees, the lives of local people have been changed. Reoccurring incidents have eroded the sense of security in the town. People do not feel safe on the streets. Parents are fearful of allowing their teenagers out after dark.

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