Ireland to choose financial contribution rather than accepting more asylum seekers

Leo Varadkar said that Ireland's support for Ukraine was full and financial in line with Irish neutrality. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Ireland is more likely to pay out additional funds rather than take more asylum seekers, the Taoiseach has said.

Speaking in Davos, Leo Varadkar said that Ireland has an option under an EU pact on immigration to pay rather than accept additional people.