Calls for asylum seeker legal aid after State paid €1.5m in costs

The Government is being urged to provide legal aid for asylum seekers, and to implement measures recommended by the Catherine Day Advisory Group to resource the system to deal with applications in a faster manner. Picture: iStock

The State paid more than €1.5m in costs in 2020 and 2021 as a result of cases taken by asylum seekers who were refused asylum in Ireland.

The Government is being urged to provide legal aid for asylum seekers, and to implement measures recommended by the Catherine Day Advisory Group to resource the system to deal with applications in a faster manner.