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OVER 100 refugees who have been sleeping in tents in freezing conditions on the outskirts of Limerick city are to be moved over the next 24 hours, according to a local councillor.
There has been widespread criticism both locally and nationally of the treatment of the 100 males residing in the Knockalisheen Centre in Meelick in recent days.
Cllr Olivia O'Sullivan, cathaoirleach of the Metropolitan District of Limerick, tweeted this Sunday: "Following reports from the Knockalisheen centre amid fears for people sleeping in tents in freezing conditions, I have received assurance that nobody slept in tents last night, and there is a plan being implemented by the department to move all into accommodation today and tomorrow."
Following reports from the Knockalisheen centre amid fears for people sleeping in tents in freezing conditions, I have received assurance that nobody slept in tents last night, and there is a plan being implemented by the Dept. to move all into accommodation today and tomorrow.
— Olivia O'Sullivan (@oliviaos) December 11, 2022
Cllr O'Sullivan told Limerick Live this Sunday afternoon it was a "humanitarian issue".
"It is bad enough in people's houses at the moment with the freezing temperatures so the thought of people sleeping in tents.... We need to let people know that we care in Limerick.
"While the centre is in County Clare obviously there is concern within Limerick City and County Council - it is only just over the border," said Cllr O'Sullivan, who got the assurance regarding the future of the international protection applicants from Limerick City and County Council this Sunday.
"Limerick City and County Council is involved in the discussions and finding solutions," she added.
The cathaoirleach also plans to raise the matter in further detail at a metropolitan meeting on Monday.
The army-style tents were erected in Knockalisheen last July to "temporarily" accommodate refugees.
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