Means-testing asylum seekers aims to ensure system is fair, says McEntee

Under the plans, international protection applicants will have their welfare payments cut if they are employed and earning more than €125 a week

Fine Gael Minister for Justice Helen McEntee speaking to the media. Photo: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie

Government plans to means-test asylum seekers is about ensuring there is a fair system in place, Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said.

Ms McEntee said Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys is currently looking at means-test plans to be introduced next month, saying the move is based on a recommendation from the Comptroller and Auditor General.