'That's not realistic, it's not legal, it's not practical'
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that it is not "realistic, legal or practical" for Ireland to no longer accept international protection seekers.
READ MORE: Cabinet to decide if Ireland should offer €1.5m to EU in lieu of housing 350 asylum seekers The Taoiseach said: "I know there are some people that would like us to put a limit on the number of people seeking international protection in Ireland. That's not realistic, it's not legal, it's not practical.Mr Varadkar said that Ireland is now one of the countries in Europe whose international protection system is coming under pressure.
"At the time they were experiencing a migration crisis, huge numbers of people coming from Africa to the Mediterranean.
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