The mothers of eight seriously ill Palestinian children have said they will not leave their accommodation in Dublin after being scheduled to be transferred to new housing in Co Donegal today.
The Irish Times report that the Irish Red Cross (IRC) had arranged for six families to be moved from private residential housing in South Dublin, where they have lived since arriving in Ireland in December, to an apartment complex in Letterkenny.
It said the Dublin accommodation will be unavailable from September and is keen to relocate the Palestinian families before the new school year begins. Consultation with the families regarding this move began last March.
However, the women are concerned for their children who were medically evacuated to Ireland. They fear they will not receive adequate healthcare in Letterkenny and say there was no clear consultation.
They have called for the relocation to be postponed until alternative accommodation can found within a two-hour commute of Dublin.
The mothers, their sick children and 11 younger siblings arrived in December 2024 as part of the State’s commitment to evacuate up to 30 ill children from Gaza via Egypt.
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