Two new working groups to be set up in Tipperary to support asylum seekers and refugees
According to the September council management report, the integration team is now fully operational
Two new integration working groups are to be set up in Tipperary to support asylum seekers and refugees.
According to the September Tipperary County Council Management Report, the groups (north and south) will identify gaps in services and aid interagency work in the area.
The report also says that the Local Authority Integration Team (LAIT) is now set up with four members, one coordinator, two support workers and one admin support worker.
The team are holding weekly clinics, providing information to International Protection Applicants and Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (Ukrainian refugees).
The Ukrainian Response Team, formally under the Housing Section are now working alongside LAIT.