Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Ireland was quick to respond. I was to the fore at the Justice and Home Affairs meeting when countries were asked to take refugees during the big crisis last year. We immediately agreed to take 4,000 refugees and that was a sign of our intentions in this area. Our full obligation under resettlement will be met by the end of September when over 500 refugees from camps in Lebanon will have arrived in Ireland.

The relocation programme is also accelerating, with 31 Syrians arriving last night.

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