Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2023-01-31
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

On Saturday, there was a horrendous attack on homeless migrants living in tents in Ashtown. They were attacked using dogs, baseball bats and sticks because they are migrants. It is the horrifying consequence of the spread of far-right, racist, divisive and hateful ideas and organisations. Last night, far-right activists were claiming to have burnt down a building. A building was certainly burnt down, seemingly because it was potentially going to be used as refugee accommodation or for refugee education. This is going to get worse unless a significant change in Government policy takes place. Far-right activists are running amok and someone - most likely a migrant or an Irish person of colour - will either be seriously injured or killed. The Government should change its approach to housing because this is being abused by the far right. The Government should stop its divisive and discriminatory rhetoric and policy, for example towards non-Ukrainian asylum seekers.

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Sitting date: 2023-01-31