Taoiseach: UK's Rwanda policy playing a role in rising refugee applications

'I think we will be analysing this but there is something that has happened in the last two to three months in terms of the surge within international protection'

The Taoiseach said that he had convened a meeting of ministers but said that vulnerable war refugees will continue to be the Government's priority. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos

Britain's Rwanda policy has played a role in the "surge" in international protection applications in recent months, the Taoiseach has said.

Ireland is facing major difficulties in sourcing accommodation for Ukrainian refugees, with the Citywest centre erecting tents and a tented camp at Gormanston in Meath due to open on Monday.