TD's and Senators from Co. Clare will have a video conference call with the Minister for Equality and Integration Roderic O'Gorman later today, to discuss the opposition by local people to the housing of male asylum seekers at a hotel in the county.
Members of the local community are continuing to protest outside the Magowna House Hotel in Inch.
They've said they'll maintain their blockade "until December" if necessary.
They say they want to meet Minister O'Gorman and want written assurances their concerns about the suitability of the property and the location will be addressed.
Clare Senator Timmy Dooley says he is hopeful the protest will end soon:
"Unfortunately, there was no engagement whatsoever with the local community at the beginning and that has proven to be a difficulty."
"People really didn't know what was happening, didn't know what was was coming, had no engagement."
"So now a level of engagement has started, and hopefully it can be brought to a successful conclusion, that there isn't a necessity for protesting and blockading the area."
