Aid agencies demand Ireland take more refugees

A coalition of aid agencies and rights organisations has said the Government must significantly increase the number of refugees it has indicated it will take in.

Aid agencies demand Ireland take more refugees

The grouping has not put an exact figure on the number of people it believes should be welcomed but said the current vaguely stated commitment of anywhere between 2,300 and 5,000 was not enough.

“I haven’t heard numbers suggested which come close to what Ireland can and should do,” said Sue Conlan of the Irish Refugee Council, one of the organisations involved.

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