The latest figures show that 1,040 asylum seekers were returned from the Republic to somewhere outside the EU last year

The study also found that foreign-born residents had lower incomes and were more likely to suffer poverty.

Jim O’Callaghan said the flight has landed and the people are ‘back safely in Georgia’.

In 2024, 1,116 people departed from the State under various mechanisms, and this was an increase of 252 per cent on the 2023 total of 317.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

The Minister for Justice said ‘too many people’ are coming to Ireland seeking international protection who are not entitled to it

Former Integration minister Roderic O'Gorman has criticised the Government over what he feels is an attempt to "minimise" the migration problem.

The Government has completed its list of 23 junior ministers, a record number

Gardaí said they were alerted to the presence of a number of people inside a shipping container at Rosslare Europort on Monday.

European Migration Network Ireland’s annual review showed continuing challenges and developments in migration to the country.

The judge said Patrick McGreal’s case lacked the necessary factual engagement to be allowed to continue.

The report stated that for non-EU nationals, working in an irregular situation can create difficulties such as accessing social security.

Here is a breakdown of the latest facts and figures related to migration in Ireland.

The man (30s) said the Government failed to consider his 'unique skills and integral contribution' to an Irish windows and doors company

Peppard Investments Holdings Ltd show it recorded revenues of €28.1m and operating profits of €9.95m last year.

Supreme Court also upheld decision against a Pakistani man found to have submitted false documents in support of his application

But the Taoiseach did say proposals which would introduce a charge for asylum-seekers with jobs are expected to be brought to Cabinet this month.

Bulelani Mfaco became involved in the campaign to end direct provision after arriving in Ireland as an asylum seeker from South Africa in 2017.

Labour leader Ivana Bacik criticised the comments, saying they were ‘deeply inappropriate and unhelpful’.

Roderic O’Gorman said that asylum seekers have no entitlement to housing supports or homeless accommodation.

The Taoiseach said the reaction should ‘never be to blame gardaí.

Simon Harris said it was important to keep assessing the rules around migration ‘to maintain social cohesion’.

Michael D Higgins said it was ‘common sense’ that the health service in Ireland would not run without migrant workers.

International protection applicants can seek permission to work if their application has not been processed for five months.

The Government is to consider ‘further changes to supports’ for asylum seekers.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has insisted Ireland is "not a country of hate or racism" as he said far-right agitators must be separated from people with concerns about migration policy

The Department of Integration is examining the offers.

Almost 150,000 people immigrated to Ireland in the 12 months to April.

The Taoiseach said ‘hate and violence’ had become ‘common responses to difficult decisions’.

Gardaí were present on Wednesday to assist contractors entering the site.

Mr Justice Barry O’Donnell delivered the judgment on Thursday afternoon.

The State has had the power to bring in means testing for the allowance since 2018.

From today, applications from both Nigeria and Jordan will be processed as priorities.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald attempted to present her party's new immigration policy, but the RTÉ interview raised more questions than answers

‘This is a policy document. I lead the opposition,’ Mary Lou McDonald said when asked about resourcing deportation enforcement.

The Sinn Féin leader said Ireland owed the US president thanks for helping to ensure there was no hard border on the island

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald criticised the location of refugee accommodation in socially deprived areas

The pledge is contained in Sinn Féin's new international protection policy

Simon Harris commended Gardaí for their "very swift action"

On Thursday, July 18th, Taoiseach Simon Harris will have completed 100 days in office

The plans to add the five further countries will be considered by the Government at Cabinet on Tuesday

International protection applications from these countries will now be expedited.

The pact will come into effect in two years’ time.