Ireland may need to review asylum laws to respond to UK changes, says minister

(Left to right) Minister for justice, home affairs and migration Jim O'Callaghan, Tánaiste Simon Harris, secretary of state for Northern Ireland Hilary Benn and under-secretary of state for Northern Ireland Matthew Patrick at the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference at Farmleigh House in Dublin today. Photo: Conor O Mearain/PA

Changes to UK immigration laws may require Irish laws to be updated, amid fears asylum seekers are using the Common Travel Area to seek asylum in both Ireland and the UK, the justice minister has said.

Following the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in Farmleigh, both Tánaiste Simon Harris and justice minister Jim O’Callaghan expressed concerns about asylum seekers travelling back and forth to the UK.