Varadkar: ‘No guarantee’ numbers seeking asylum will fall despite crackdown 

Leo Varadkar said the State will be 'firm' with those who come here illegally. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

There is no guarantee that the number of asylum seekers arriving here will decrease despite a Government crackdown, the Taoiseach has said.

It comes as the Cabinet this week signed off on adding two more countries to the list of “safe countries” and is now considering chartering flights to facilitate deportations.