""It is somebody deliberately choosing to put an accelerant onto a stairway, which would have serious implications for people trying to get out of the building," he said. "It's a truly shocking crime that we're talking about, and I think we need to see the full rigours of An Garda Síochána deployed in the investigation of this and that serious consequences flow for the perpetrators of such a heinous attack," he added."
""The children could have died," she told RTÉ News. "How can somebody be so mean?""
""We have to recognise that people are living currently in IPAS centres. We have a duty of care to those people, and we must ensure that that duty of care is upheld. "I've already talked to officials in the department in relation t"
A deliberate arson at an IPAS centre in Drogheda forced the rescue of five people from the top floor, including four children and a baby, and an adult. Twenty-eight residents were left homeless and relocated to alternative accommodation. A mother from Ghana is experiencing trauma and sleep difficulties after waiting outside while her eight-year-old and 12-year-old children were rescued. The incident involved an accelerant placed on a stairway, creating severe escape risks. A security review of all IPAS centres will be carried out as speedily as possible, and a rigorous Garda investigation and consequences for perpetrators were demanded while officials emphasized a duty of care to residents.
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