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Should the state repurpose idle buildings for asylum seekers?

It was announced yesterday that over 300 asylum seekers are set to be housed in a repurposed office block in Galway. Tom Phillips, Managing Director of Tom Phillips and Associates and Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture and Planning at UCD spoke to Ciara this morning and was if he feels is this is the right move in providing necessary housing?

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06.00 24 May 2023


Should the state repurpose idle buildings for asylum seekers?


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It was announced yesterday that over 300 asylum seekers are set to be housed in a repurposed office block in Galway.

Tom Phillips, Managing Director of Tom Phillips and Associates and Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture and Planning at UCD spoke to Ciara this morning and was if he feels is this is the right move in providing necessary housing?


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