{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6936a48cbbe39b5de644c3b2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Irish Refugee Council Marks Two Years of Homelessness for International Protection Applicants - 08/12/2025","description":"<p>Recently the Irish Refugee Council Marks Two Years of Homelessness for International Protection Applicants</p><p><br></p><p>Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council, said:</p><p><br></p><p>“Today is a grim milestone: two uninterrupted years of the policy of non-accommodation of people seeking protection. Since 4 December 2023, people are forced to sleep rough, at real risk to their health and safety, to demonstrate their need for accommodation. This is a policy that Minister O'Callaghan has the power to end today.</p><p><br></p><p>Over 10,000 people have been refused accommodation since January 2023. Around 3,100 people have been refused accommodation so far in 2025.</p><p><br></p><p>Nick Henderson joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}