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Are we at capacity for taking in refugees?

“While there is no limit on the compassion of the Irish Government and the Irish people, there is a limit on our capacity and we are very much at that,” - so said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil yesterday.  Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council gave his reaction to these comments. 

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07.30 26 Oct 2023


Are we at capacity for taking in refugees?


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07.30 26 Oct 2023


“While there is no limit on the compassion of the Irish Government and the Irish people, there is a limit on our capacity and we are very much at that,” - so said Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the Dáil yesterday. 

Nick Henderson, CEO of the Irish Refugee Council gave his reaction to these comments. 


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