BUDGET 2016: Welcome for €25m fund to address refugee crisis

A fresh allocation of €25m for accommodating refugees fleeing countries such as Syria was welcomed yesterday, amid claims people already in the asylum system had been forgotten.

In his budget speech, Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin outlined how Ireland would help in the response to the refugee crisis which has exploded in recent months.

“In the same way as we need to care for and protect our own people in the most dreadful of times, we must also be prepared to do the same for others,” Mr Howlin said.