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Cabinet to approve €75 extra payment for unaccommodated asylum seekers

The new payments will be an additional €75 a week on top of the €38.80 currently paid, totalling €113.80 a week

Outsourcing asylum processes to Africa not under consideration, says Helen McEntee

Justice minister’s comments come as a number of European states explore offshore methods of processing of asylum claims

Sleeping bags to be provided to asylum seekers as state runs out of accommodation

Government prepares services for international protection applicants who face sleeping rough amid accommodation shortage

John Walsh: Far from being full, Ireland needs to see more migrants to drive economy

A national debate on the subject is needed – not to give a voice to hatred but to show how damaging restricting movement could be

Emigration tops 60,000 for 2022 as immigration reaches 16-year high

More than 141,000 people arrived into Ireland last year - 42,000 of which came from Ukraine

Lost or settled citizenship cases cost state €4.5 million over past three years

Immigration lawyers say they believe most of the money paid to settle cases related to those taken because of application processing delays

Big Read: The children lost in a care system at ‘crisis point’

Separated children, including many migrants from Ukraine, are the ones suffering the most from the service’s shocking lack of resources

Cara Augustenborg: Immigration can help Ireland to meet its climate targets

It may seem counter-intuitive, but inward migration will actually help create the tax base and workforce we will need to meet our legally-binding emissions reduction commitments by 2030

Business Post's View

Editorial: Testing period ahead as government continues to struggle with migrant crisis

Our Red C opinion poll findings show clearly a change in the public mood from support to increasing anger and frustration

Leo Varadkar says ‘positive feelings’ needed to counter far-right hate

The Taoiseach said that actions are being taken to combat hate groups travelling around the country to protest

Garda resources not the issue in ‘disgraceful’ migrant protests - Eamon Ryan

Ryan’s view is at odds with comments made by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar earlier in the week

Junior justice minister says Leo Varadkar is wrong on garda resources for anti-immigration protests

James Browne dismissed a suggestion by the Taoiseach that there are not enough resources to police protests which have turned violent

'Just asking questions' is no defence of stoking anti-immigration feeling

False information linking refugees and asylum-seekers to crimes have been found to be baseless

‘Two-tiered’ work permit system prioritises overseas tech workers over low-paid migrants – NGO

Oireachtas committee to hear calls for review of rules that mean some workers can change jobs after two years while others have to wait five years

International Protection

Tony O’Brien: Organised racism poses a clear and present danger

The government must address the valid concerns of ordinary citizens around issues such as housing policy and access to healthcare and prevent far-right agitators from exploiting these grievances to promote their own racist agenda

Big Tech platforms failing to stop far right spreading hate and disinformation – campaigners

Far Right Observatory says social media is now the ‘key mechanism’ used by extremist groups to stoke anti-immigration sentiment

Fergal O’Brien: Diversity and inclusion are good for society and for the economy

An open and tolerant society is a key driver for social and economic prosperity, despite claims to the contrary by a loud minority

Aidan Regan: Just how far is Ireland from having a far-right party?

As a nation without an electorally viable anti-immigration radical right-wing party in 2023, we are outliers across the globe. How did we get here, and what do we need to do to remain a liberal democracy?

Voting with their feet: the Brazilians in Ireland on why they’ve made it their home

With about 70,000 Brazilians estimated to be living in Ireland, the Business Post Magazine talked to some of them about why they came and how they find living here

Matt Cooper: Refugees and immigrants need more than our good intentions

We need to talk about how we’re welcoming refugees and immigrants – and whether we need to put temporary limits on that welcome