Government keen for efficiency in immigration system, says Donohoe

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe said the Government had not made any decision on changing the income threshold criteria for carer’s allowance (Brian Lawless/PA)

Increasing allowances for asylum seekers who leave the country voluntarily could be a way to make the immigration system more efficient, Paschal Donohoe has said.

The finance minister was commenting after it was reported on Saturday that justice minister Jim O’Callaghan is to increase the allowance to €2,500 for individuals and €10,000 for families.