Calls made for IPAS contract at Dundrum House Hotel to be withdrawn following significant planning breaches
Calls were made this week after a contract had been recently signed to house over 250 asylum seekers in Dundrum House Hotel.
Tipperary Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Minister for Integration to urgently withdraw the Contract for IPAS Accommodation at Dundrum House Hotel following significant planning breaches found at the Property.
A warning letter has been issued by Tipperary County Council to Brogan Capital Ventures Ltd in respect of multiple planning breaches found at Dundrum House Hotel.
Some of the alleged unauthorised developments at the hotel include the construction of a roofed structure on the foundation of the former ballroom, construction of a maintenance building in the carpark, construction of new internal access roads and provision of a new waste water treatment system and ancillary works among others.
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“Following the announcement of a Contract having been signed last week, serious questions have been raised in relation to the manner in which such a contract could be signed when there are serious matters relating to Dundrum House Hotel before the courts.
"There are also serious concerns in relation to the legitimacy of the company with whom the Department have entered a contract and I have already put these questions to the Minister for Integration. I have also referred the matter to the Comptroller and Auditor General and to the Office of Government Procurement and I have sought an investigation into the manner in which this contract has been agreed to.” said Deputy McGrath
“The news now that Tipperary County Council has issued a Warning letter in respect of Unauthorised Developments at Dundrum House Hotel brings this contract further into dispute and we cannot have a Government Department entering into a contract in a respect of a property where there are numerous planning breaches.”
“I have brought this matter to the urgent attention of the Minister for Integration and we need answers. There must be transparency and respect for the laws of the land including planning laws and we cannot stand over a Government department entering into a contract when there are such serious outstanding matters.” Concluded McGrath.