Over 80% of applications for international protection rejected, says Justice Minister

Last year, 14,000 applications were processed and, at first instance, more than 65% were rejected, Jim O’Callaghan has said

Tents housing asylum seekers near to the Office of International Protection, in Dublin. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA

More than 80% of applications for international protection were rejected in January, the Minister for Justice has said.

Jim O’Callaghan said that “too many people” are coming to Ireland seeking international protection who are not entitled to it.