Catherine Conlon: Can the migrant crisis be resolved?

The number of refugees remains at record levels and grew from 27.1 million at the end of 2020 to 32.5 million by mid-2022.
The refugee crisis hit the news again recently following a row over impartiality when football pundit and former England striker Gary Lineker tweeted out criticism surrounding the UK government’s new asylum policy. Britain's home secretary, Suella Braverman, reportedly wants to deport ‘illegal’ migrants.
In October 2022, the Irish Refugee Council released a report Accommodation Crisis 2022 Response and Recommendations, calling for "urgent action to address the accommodation crisis for people seeking protection in Ireland". At the end of January 2023, the Department of Justice reported that the number of asylum seekers for 2022 was 13,319 people, but with more than 70,000 refugees already in the country – the majority from Ukraine – the situation has reportedly become critical.