The mothers of eight seriously ill Palestinian say they will not leave their Dublin accommodation in order to transfer to new accommodation in Letterkenny.
The Irish Times reports today that the Irish Red Cross had arranged for six families to be moved from private residential housing in South Dublin to Donegal, but the families are concerned about the level of treatment their children will receive in Letterkenny.
The Irish Red Cross says the Dublin accommodation will be unavailable from next month, and it is keen to relocate the Palestinian families before the new school year begins.he Irish Times reports that consultation with the families regarding this move began last March, but the mothers say the consultation wasn’t clear, and they fear they will not receive adequate healthcare in Letterkenny.
They’re calling for the proposed Letterkenny move to be postponed until alternative accommodation can found within a two-hour commute of Dublin.
The Irish Red Cross told the paper that Children’s Health Ireland had determined that the six families were in a “stable medical situation”, and could safely transfer their care to a regional health centre.
The families arrived in Ireland in December of last year.
