Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy. Those sorts of actions do not have any place in our society. The Government has been clear throughout our response to the needs of people newly arriving in this country. The Government engages with communities and provides information but it is not a question of consultation and it is not a question of a veto. No community or individual has a veto over who lives in their town and who lives beside them. That is why we have a community engagement group that is engaged in Dromahair, Fermoy and other places around the country.

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