Over 80% of asylum seekers have come across the border from the North

Justice Minister Helen McEntee told the Oireachtas justice committee that resources have been increased to cut down on the number of people who arrive in Ireland with no documents.

Justice Minister Helen McEntee will meet the British home secretary as early as next week to discuss what the Taoiseach called a "relatively recent phenomenon" of people claiming asylum in Ireland having crossed the border from the North.

Ms McEntee told the Oireachtas justice committee on Wednesday that more than 80% of those seeking asylum in Ireland now come across the border.