Ireland needs to be guided by capacity mapping when taking in more asylum seekers, according to Clare TD Cathal Crowe.
"All the Government agencies coordinating this crisis had their boots on the ground in Clare," he said.
"Manage it better and be aware of where in the country there's capacity [and] where in the country there isn't".Deputy Crowe said helping people is the right thing to do, but we need to manage it better. "They're very welcome, their stories are harrowing – but the capacity to provide healthcare and education; none of that has increased incrementally to meet their needs," he said."What we saw last June was the arrival of something brand new in our community: Army tents," he said.
"The men who were in those tents were moved out into proper accommodation and we believed that was the end of it.
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