Refugees
Varadkar responds to EU criticisms of Irish response to migrants
Dunja Mijatovic wrote to Leo Varadkar to say that reception conditions for international protection applicants have been inadequate since summer 2022
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government is committed to implement “necessary measures” for international protection applicants after the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights raised concerns about Ireland’s response.
In a letter last week, Commissioner Dunja Mijatovic wrote to Varadkar and the ministers for integration and housing, Roderic O’Gorman and Darragh O’Brien, to say that reception conditions for international protection applicants have been inadequate since summer 2022.
She said she was “concerned” about ...