Ireland does not have enough construction workers to build the tens of thousands of houses needed for citizens.
Let’s take the limited amount of construction workers we have and get them building hotels like this for asylum seekers.
The housing crisis will never end at this rate.
WhErEs ThE fLoTeLs FoR tHe IrIsH!?
Grab the popcorn for these sort of stories on Twitter or the journal.
They’re floating prisons.
>”They seem to be part of a concerted effort in the UK to deny people the right to access international protection which is very worrying. I would worry that this trend is being echoed to some extent here.
Fine Gael literally just says ‘what have the Tories done in the UK that’s horrific’ and then they just try their best to replicate it in Ireland.
How long will it be until they adopt the policy of sticking asylum seekers on planes and sending them to the middle of nowhere like the Tories?
Fianna Fáil continuation of Fine Gael’s failing housing policies was probably a stipulation of them being allowed to prop up Fine Gael’s new government, but fuck me this is horrendous.
>”We’re failing to provide for the basic needs of people seeking asylum. We have people in tents— that’s very worrying as we move into winter. We’ve had people on the streets, we have failed to provide for what the White Paper on Ending Direct Provision spoke of about ensuring accommodation from Day 1 for international protection applicants.
This government, and the government’s before it have been, and continue, to fail asylum seekers.
Well it’s nice to see FG can do something about the Hotel crisis at least…
We should have these and use them for arrivals from safe third countries.
Have the processing of the application (and appeal) take place on the flotel within a month. And after that you’re either free to enter the country or on the way home.
Did their tory buddies give them a good contact ?
Love the prison narrative about these ‘flotels’.
They’ve been used extensively around Europe for both asylum processing and long term accommodation for off shore infrastructure projects.
Not to say I agree with the idea but the prison stuff is just dumb. The Tories weren’t the ones who came up with the idea either but it’s always great for people to fake outrage claiming FFG are copying those cunts.
I seen fire safety board in the UK has called these things death traps. The UK gov plan to put multiple people per room. I hope Ireland isn’t following suit.
If you’re upset about this just think of all the students that have no accommodation and think of the lack of teachers in Dublin due to the lack of affordable accommodation. We need to be practical not overly emotional.
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Ireland does not have enough construction workers to build the tens of thousands of houses needed for citizens.
Let’s take the limited amount of construction workers we have and get them building hotels like this for asylum seekers.
The housing crisis will never end at this rate.
WhErEs ThE fLoTeLs FoR tHe IrIsH!?
Grab the popcorn for these sort of stories on Twitter or the journal.
They’re floating prisons.
>”They seem to be part of a concerted effort in the UK to deny people the right to access international protection which is very worrying. I would worry that this trend is being echoed to some extent here.
Fine Gael literally just says ‘what have the Tories done in the UK that’s horrific’ and then they just try their best to replicate it in Ireland.
How long will it be until they adopt the policy of sticking asylum seekers on planes and sending them to the middle of nowhere like the Tories?
Fianna Fáil continuation of Fine Gael’s failing housing policies was probably a stipulation of them being allowed to prop up Fine Gael’s new government, but fuck me this is horrendous.
>”We’re failing to provide for the basic needs of people seeking asylum. We have people in tents— that’s very worrying as we move into winter. We’ve had people on the streets, we have failed to provide for what the White Paper on Ending Direct Provision spoke of about ensuring accommodation from Day 1 for international protection applicants.
This government, and the government’s before it have been, and continue, to fail asylum seekers.
Well it’s nice to see FG can do something about the Hotel crisis at least…
We should have these and use them for arrivals from safe third countries.
Have the processing of the application (and appeal) take place on the flotel within a month. And after that you’re either free to enter the country or on the way home.
Did their tory buddies give them a good contact ?
Love the prison narrative about these ‘flotels’.
They’ve been used extensively around Europe for both asylum processing and long term accommodation for off shore infrastructure projects.
Not to say I agree with the idea but the prison stuff is just dumb. The Tories weren’t the ones who came up with the idea either but it’s always great for people to fake outrage claiming FFG are copying those cunts.
Meanwhile the flotel being discussed is already experiencing an outbreak of legionnaires. [https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/11/what-is-legionella-bacteria-and-what-damage-can-it-cause-bibby-stockholm-barge](https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/11/what-is-legionella-bacteria-and-what-damage-can-it-cause-bibby-stockholm-barge)
I seen fire safety board in the UK has called these things death traps. The UK gov plan to put multiple people per room. I hope Ireland isn’t following suit.
If you’re upset about this just think of all the students that have no accommodation and think of the lack of teachers in Dublin due to the lack of affordable accommodation. We need to be practical not overly emotional.