We need a minister for integration

THE Refugee Information Service (RIS) supports the call for a new ministerial post to oversee the integration of asylum seekers and immigrants in Ireland (Irish Examiner, February 10).

It is imperative that people accepted as refugees to this country are helped to integrate and to contribute fully to our society, culture and economy.

The RIS sees the establishment of a ministry to oversee all immigration matters as a vital first step.