Government Treatment of Borrisokane IPA Residents the Very Opposite of Integration
Deputy Kelly said:
“The decision by the Government to give deadlines to the residents of the IPA riverside centre in Borrisokane to move out is a disgrace.
“This is the very opposite of integration which is what this Department is supposed to be about.
“These residents now have status and the company that owns these apartments should be contracted to take HAP once such residents get such status. This should be part of any IPA contracts around the country. Companies should have to take HAP where applicable for a 3-5 year period after providing an IPA service.
“This recent decision goes completely against the agreement with the local people that was made in 2019 that the new residents would be allowed to stay in the town of Borrisokane.
“What even more frustrating is that the government are totally contradicting themselves in moving the residents from one IPA centre just up the road to another IPA centre in Birr. What is the actual point of this? It makes no sense.
“This Government and their supporters need to explain why they are treating these residents and the community of Borrisokane with such contempt and disrespect and why they actually don’t practice what they preach; namely that integration should mean integration.”