Irish Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman said that since the new Government came to power in the UK, a “changed relationship” is one of the reasons that the number of people claiming asylum in Ireland has halved from its levels earlier this year.

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The latest monthly report shows that the number of applications to the international Protection Office did approximately halve between May and October 2024. However application numbers had already fallen significantly in June, before the new Labour Government took power in early July, and were higher in July, August and September than they were in June.

Reviewed by PA Media ↗ · November 28, 2024