O’Callaghan wants fewer than 10,000 asylum seekers per year

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan (Brian Lawless/PA)

The Justice Minister has said he wants to see fewer than 10,000 asylum seekers entering Ireland per year.

Jim O’Callaghan said the numbers of asylum seekers entering the country are currently “too high”, after more than 18,500 people applied for asylum in Ireland in 2024.