Stanton: no blanket amnesty on direct provision

Refugee Council: people in system ‘have suffered enough’

Minister of State for Immigration David Stanton Pic: RollingNews.ie

Minister of State for Immigration David Stanton has warned that a blanket amnesty for people in long-term direct provision could lead to an increase in those seeking asylum in Ireland.

The Fine Gael TD defended the current system for processing asylum seekers, despite it coming in for considerable criticism in recent years, and said there are no plans to abolish it.

Last year, a report by a direct provision working group recommended widespread ...