Mr. Michael Kirrane:

The cases who come in under the heading of relocation are considered for asylum within about six weeks and granted refugee status. Those who come in under the heading of resettlement automatically have refugee status on arrival. They all have what is known as stamp 4 permission to be in the State which means that they are entitled to work and have the same access to services as every other person in the State. Therefore, the same rules are applied by the local authorities to their income as apply to other people.