UK agency ‘trafficking’ migrants to Ireland, Dáil told

'It’s very clear that vulnerable people in a precarious position are being horribly exploited by bad actors.'

Tents which have been pitched by asylum seekers along a stretch of the Grand Canal, Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)

Migrants in the UK are being transported to Ireland under false promises of work by “people traffickers”, the Dáil has been told.

Independent TD Michael McNamara said he has been in contact with a man from the Indian subcontinent that entered the UK on a visa approved by the government there which allowed him to work for 10 hours per week.