The Immigrant Council of Ireland says a fair and efficient process needs to be in place when refugees arrive from the Middle East.
It comes after the Tanaiste said yesterday that the number of refugees Ireland will welcome will increase dramatically.
Joan Burton says a figure of 5000 refugees for Ireland is 'in the mix' and that people would enter Ireland under a refugee programme rather than through the Direct Provision system.
Jerry O'Connor from the ICI says the rights of refugees need to be a priority.
"As an independent law centre we are in the process of beefing up our processes to ensure that when refugees do arrive here they have proper free legal representation so they can attain their rights, and this has to be a priority now that we know numbers are going to be increased," he said.
