‘Isolated’ west Wicklow village set to house 80 asylum seekers
The old Tynte bed and breakfast, which is now to house refugees. Photo: Joe Byrne
The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has confirmed that 80 beds will be provided imminently for families of international protection applicants in the village of Dunlavin, west Wicklow.
In an update issued to elected Wicklow representatives, the DCEDIY’s Community Engagement Team outlined that accommodation providers would house International Protection Applicants (IPAs) at Tynte House, a bed and breakfast, and ‘Dunlavin Lodge’, a former commercial property with living accommodation, for a duration of one year.
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