Some 50 asylum seekers trying to enter the Republic of Ireland were returned to the UK, according to Barry Cowen.
Some 50 asylum seekers trying to enter the Republic of Ireland were returned to the UK last week, according to Barry Cowen .
Deputy Cowen said the additional resources for the Garda National Immigration Bureau are welcome – but not enough.“I have been calling for increased resources for GNIB to allow them to adequately police and perform immigration checks along the border and indeed throughout the country,” he said. “I am calling for daily checks by Operation Sonnet and significant resources for members working from GNIB immediately.
“20% of the workforce currently being non-Irish making a contribution and we are better for ,” he told“But decent hardworking citizens just want to see that we’re not being seen as just a soft touch, we’re not being taken for a ride.”
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