The Dáil has voted to opt into the EU Asylum and Migration Pact by a margin of 79 votes to 72.
The pact was debated in the house both this week and last.
The Government had argued that Ireland must look across the European Union for solutions to rising levels of migration rather than isolate itself. In March, Minister for Justice Helen McEntee announced that Ireland would opt into the pact, which will introduce legally-binding processing times for International Protection applications.
It will also require a substantial increase in the number of staff processing applications, the building of new accommodation centres, enhanced border security and an increase in the collection of fingerprints.Sinn Féin has said Ireland must opt out of the majority of its provisions, otherwise the hands of future Irish governments will be tied.
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