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Up to 30 children living in emergency direct provision accommodation have not been attending school.

Our Reporter Barry Whyte joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning to detail conversations he conducted with a South African woman whose children are currently not attending school, and the Minister for Justice David Stanton about the Newstalk exclusive story that up to 30 children living in emergency Direct Provision Accommodation aren't attending school.

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13.18 25 Nov 2019


Up to 30 children living in emergency direct provision accommodation have not been attending school.


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13.18 25 Nov 2019


Newstalk has learned that up to 30 children living in emergency direct provision accommodation have not been attending school. There are over 100 people living in emergency direct provision at The M Hotel in Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan. Over 20 of them are children of all ages - and for the past two months, none of these children have been attending school. This is a breach of European Union law.

Our Reporter Barry Whyte joined Shane Coleman on the show this morning to detail conversations he conducted with a South African woman whose children are currently not attending school, and the Minister for Justice David Stanton.


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