Ireland had agreed to accommodate 350 asylum seekers under the European Union’s Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism but there is an acceptance that the State's capacity to accommodate additional people is 'under severe pressure'
Cabinet will be asked to approve plans this Thursday morning to make a “financial contribution” of €1.5m to Europe rather than accommodate 350 international protection seekers.Justice Minister Helen McEntee and Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman will bring a joint memo requesting that Ireland make a contribution to meet the State's commitments under the European Union’s Voluntary Solidarity Mechanism. This would be done instead of accommodating 350 asylum seekers.
However, Ministers McEntee and O’Gorman are expected to tell their Cabinet colleagues that due to the large unforeseen increase in the number of international protection applicants and Ukrainian refugees, the State's capacity to provide accommodation to an additional 350 people is “under severe pressure”.
The Government has continuously struggled to source accommodation for international protection seekers. There were 119 people without accommodation yesterday on Wednesday. Elsewhere, Minister McEntee will bring a separate memo seeking approval to notify the President of the Council of the European Union that Ireland wishes to proceed with closer cooperation on cross-border data.
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