Dear Reader,
I studied with intrigue the scrutiny regarding the legitimacy of the Taoiseach’s supposition of a correlational relationship between the rise in homelessness and the surge in immigration (“Observation of the Increase in Homelessness and Immigration: A Connection?”, Insight, 24th September). The conclusion you bravely drew about the coerced departure of individuals granted the right to inhabit the State (commonly post denial of their international protection plea) from International Protection Applicant Service (IPAS) lodging does factor in. However, you remained rather quiet on the precise statistics implicated and their explanatory justification.
A salient element contributing to the staggering 6,000 people presently residing in IPAS having leave to remain was the regrettable judgement by the head of Justice to confer the right to remain to the 3,000 individuals who had endured the asylum procedure for over two years at the dawn of 2022. Compounding an already problematic circumstance, this choice, after a two-year period, forces both collective families and lone individuals out from the IPAS premises and into instant shelter to clear space for newcomers.
Given the recent figures presenting International Protection Office applications pending tally at an alarming 23,727, with a contrasting 6,748 applications lodged in the International Protection Appeals Tribunal appealing adverse outcomes, the dilemma concerning people with a recognised standing being driven into homelessness demonstrates an escalating prospect.
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Our esteemed President (who, when idle from operating an alternative Department of Foreign Affairs and forming alliances with the bloodthirsty Iranian regime) might propose some remedial measures. After all, he boasts an expertise in immigration matters tracing back to 1968. Yours sincerely,
Michael Flynn
Bayside,
Dublin 13.
Dear Reader,
It was disappointing to read of Roderic O’Gorman, the Immigration Minister’s escalating accommodation stressors. If he finds himself in an awkward situation, I would gladly extend my spare bedroom to him for a few weeks. Yours sincerely,
Terry Pattison,
Glenageary,
Co Dublin.