Cabinet may hasten arrival of 200 migrant children

Efforts to resettle 200 refugee children here, from the camp in Calais, France, will be hastened by a proposal to Cabinet this week.

Minister for Children Katherine Zappone will seek permission to give the children a special designation so their arrival complies with international regulations.

The minister, an independent, will also bring a memo to government seeking more funds for Tusla to cope with the migrant children.