Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I want to ask the Taoiseach about the situation that is going on in East Wall and many other areas in this country with inward immigration. As the Taoiseach knows, the Irish are people of céad míle fáilte and 1,000 welcomes. They are a very welcoming people. However, we one sees busloads of young men arriving in an area in the dead of night and being put into industrial buildings, which we see happening in different parts of the country, we need a proper debate and a proper understanding. We must listen to communities and not have the head of an NGO for dealing with refugees lecturing the community as to what they should do and how they should behave. This has gotten out of hand. We need a major review of how this is being handled. The Taoiseach said that there should be consultation in spite of what these NGOs said.

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