Ireland had agreed to take the asylum seekers last summer as part of an EU bid to relocate large numbers of arrivals from Mediterranean countries.
Ireland has told the European Commission that it may be able to accept international protection applicants in the future following a decision to make a final contribution in lieu of housing 350 people.
This led to the State providing accommodation for over 80,000 people in a system that anticipated 3,000 to 5,000 arrivals per year. The spokesman also advised that Ireland may accept a small number of people under the Voluntary Support Mechanism. When asked if consideration was given to the fact that some cohorts could use the fact Ireland was not taking the asylum seekers to further the “Ireland is full” argument, two Government spokespeople said that was “an entirely separate issue”.
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