Jim O'Callaghan was speaking to The Irish Times

There was a spike in work permits granted in 2024 after significant changes to permit rules that year.

High Court hears asylum seeker faces return to China after legal team’s delay

Mr O'Callaghan has said that this will bring in a new "rules-based" and "efficient" system.

Jim O’Callaghan outlined new migration and asylum policies which were approved by cabinet

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan is to bring a number of memos to Cabinet on Wednesday

The area saw disorder last week after an alleged sexual assault on a 10-year-old girl in the area.

The man, who cannot be named, appeared in the High Court this morning and claims, through legal papers, that he left China for "political reasons".

The Cabinet is expected to sign off on new proposals on Tuesday which will reform the current system to improve decision times

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

Data from October shows that international protection applications were around half in October compared to May, but only 25 per cent lower than in June

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission confirmed the State’s appeal was lodged with the Court of Appeal.

Mohamed Mahamed (48), a Danish citizen of Somalian origin of Aarhus, Denmark, pleaded guilty to unlawfully assisting the entry of a woman into Dublin Airport on January 28th last

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

Simon Harris commended Gardaí for their "very swift action"

The proposed policy has been put forward by the European People’s Party, of which Fine Gael is a member

The woman claims her father wants use her body parts as part of a ritual sacrifice

Simon Harris said he wanted to see a ‘compassionate’ system, but aligned with common sense.

A diplomatic spat with the UK this week over asylum seekers has brought the topic to the centre of political debate.

Helen McEntee was told that Britain’s Rwanda policy could make Ireland seem like 'an attractive alternative'

MLAs were told that officials were operating within a ‘rapidly changing legislative and operational environment’.

Ms Justice Siobhan Phelan last month ruled that the Irish law underpinning the designation did not contain the full suite of safeguards required by EU law

Taoiseach Simon Harris has asked Minister for Justice Helen McEntee to develop plans to allow the return of inadmissible international protection applicants back to the UK

Gardaí came under attack in Newtownmountkennedy as protests descended into violence on Thursday.

Helen McEntee said more than 80% of international protection applicants in Ireland are coming through Northern Ireland.

In a briefing document for Minister for Justice Helen McEntee, the Department of Justice said only one out of every four cases selected for deportation is likely to be successful

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said it was ‘distressing’ seeing the conditions people are being forced to live in.

The figures have been supplied by the Department of Justice via a freedom of information request

Two cases have been selected from a “large group” of judicial review actions alleging Ireland's designation of the UK as a 'safe third country' is unlawful

The cases claim the UK is not a "safe third country" to which they can be returned due to the UK government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Scuffles broke out at the Racket Hall Hotel on Monday as protesters gathered while asylum seekers were being taken into the premises

Local councillor Shane Lee said the actions of the Garda public order unit had been 'a step too far'

Ms Justice Niamh Hyland said the risk to him does not outweigh the “very strong arguments” in favour of refusing to stop his deportation

The Taoiseach said the Government had to be mindful of the potential for local opposition to repurposing nursing homes and student accommodation

The chief commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission said the State needs to address medium and long-term issues facing asylum seekers

A new report from the ESRI found 141,600 people arrived in the State in the 12 months to April, representing a 31 per cent increase on the previous year