The High Court was told on Thursday that given the 'dramatic increase' in the number of people seeking accommodation and support in the last two years, and what the State has done to meet their needs, there is not any case of Government inaction or indifference.
Thornton Hall tented village plan: Three meals a day for asylum seekers, CCTV, bed numbers ‘under review’ Across the EU, he said, the number of applications for accommodation grew from 714,000 to 1.14 million during the last two years, an increase of 59 per cent. Counsel said the difficulties faced also have to be considered against “a reality of hostility” and 24-hour protests such as at, where plans for a 550-capacity centre were being stalled. There had also been public order offences, criminal damage and arson incidents at some 15 locations in the last 24 months.