‘With that sort of money, nobody will be able to afford to rent a house’ – Kildare residents fear asylum-seeker housing plan will limit rent supply

Spokesperson Teresa Collins with members of the Páirc Mhuire residents association in Newbridge, Co Kildare, outside a house to host international protection applicants in their estate. Photo: Tony Gavin

Amy Molloy

Residents in a Kildare estate are set to hold a protest about plans to house international protection (IP) applicants in a privately owned property due to fears landlords will be encouraged to quit the rental market.

A briefing document sent by the Department of Integration stated a house in Páirc Mhuire in Newbridge, owned by a company called Coolebridge Ltd, is to be used as temporary emergency accommodation for up to 12 people as part of a two-year contract.