80% of asylum applicants come from across border, committee hears

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said that the current system around asylum seekers coming to Ireland 'is not working for anybody'. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

More than 80% of asylum applicants come to Ireland over the border from the North, Justice Minister Helen McEntee  has said.

Ms McEntee was speaking at the Oireachtas Justice Committee on Tuesday about the Migration and Asylum Pact, which Ireland is set to opt into.