A former Fianna Fáil TD has criticised the Government for what he describes as an information vacuum around asylum seeker accommodation.
It comes ahead of an important deadline regarding a proposed development in Roscommon town.
Former TD and Senator Eugene Murphy says elected public representatives must be kept in the loop.
An Bord Pleanala confirmed an exemption application for a property on Goff Street in the town will close this evening at 5.30 pm.
News of the application by Noel Whelan has resulted in calls online for anti-immigration protests in Roscommon.
Eugene Murphy was critical of the Government's approach and accused them of 'hoodwinking people':