Some 14,000 applications processed last year, with more than 65 per cent of these rejected in first instance
He said there were 14,000 applications processed last year, with more than 65 per cent of these rejected in the first instance.
He said there were plans to buy a “series of centres” around the country to house International Protection applicants, but he would not disclose how many would be purchased. “It is much cheaper if the State owns accommodation centres instead of giving vast amounts of money to people who own them, that were premises not designed for that purpose,” Mr O’Callaghan said.
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