Taoiseach promises stringent vetting process for refugees after ‘appalling’ attacks on French capital

The Taoiseach has promised the vetting process for refugees coming to Ireland will be “very thorough and very comprehensive” after fake Syrian passports were found close to the bodies of suspected Paris attackers.

Moving to reassure the public, Enda Kenny said the National Security Committee had met to share information from gardaí, the defence forces and the departments of justice and foreign affairs in the wake of Friday’s Islamic State (IS) attack which killed at least 132 people.

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald yesterday confirmed that there is a “comprehensive review under way” looking at whether gardaí and the defence forces are adequately resourced to deal with potential terrorist attacks.