Deportations and fast-tracking asylum process expected as refugee arrivals spike

An aerial view of the Gormanstown camp. Picture: Government Information Services

Deportations, stricter airport controls, and a fast-tracking of the asylum decision-making process are among the measures being rolled out to address a spike in the number of non-Ukrainians seeking protection here.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said there has been "a surge" in international protection applications in recent months and suggested that the UK's Rwanda policy has played a role in the dramatic increase.