Jim O’Callaghan says Government could designate Northern Ireland a safe third country after Belfast judgment
A memo for Government, brought by Taoiseach Simon Harris, will also involve a review of entitlements of international protection applicants. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA
There will be a 12-week lead in time to allow the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Minister for Social Protection to give notice to the people affected.Ireland’s ‘sick’ car insurance system: A scrape involving two drivers who know each other turns ‘nasty’ In Dublin, the Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan said the likelihood was that the numbers applying for international protection in the Republic would increase as there would be a rise in those travelling from Britain to Northern Ireland to avoid being sent to Rwanda.
Mr Robinson said the UK government had allowed an immigration border to be created in the middle of the Irish Sea, knowing the likelihood that such a judgment would be made.“Nothing will distract us from that or delivering to the timetable I set out ,” Mr Sunak said.Privately, Government officials in Dublin said it was unclear if the ruling would lead to a reduction in the numbers of asylum seekers travelling South from Northern Ireland.
“The Common Travel Area is key to both countries. It won’t work if both counties operate radically different immigration policies.” Mr Harris also signalled that the capacity of the Government at present was to provide shelter for people, but not housing.Thornton Hall in north Dublin is one of the sites under consideration for use as emergency tented accommodation, as are a number of other sites owned by the Office of Public Works and the Health Service Executive.
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