The Refugee Council has asked IPAS if they have a cold weather initiative and if they can get a copy of such a policy.

Nick Henderson did acknowledge that there had been an increase in people arriving from the North of Ireland seeking asylum because of the UK’s ‘Rwanda policy.’

A new report from the ESRI found 141,600 people arrived in the State in the 12 months to April, representing a 31 per cent increase on the previous year