Ireland Rejects EU Return Hubs | Dublin News

Ireland is resisting EU pressure to join the push for “return hubs” in Africa or the Balkans, where asylum seekers with denied applications could be sent to speed up deportation. Taoiseach Micheál Martin insists Ireland’s focus is on speeding up its own asylum process and handling appeals faster, especially for those whose claims are rejected — many of whom are economic migrants, not refugees. While Minister Jim O’Callaghan remains open-minded, watching how other countries implement these hubs, he hasn’t ruled out future involvement. Meanwhile, the EU’s new asylum rules require decisions within 12 weeks for certain cases, and in a recent test, nearly 90% of protection requests were denied. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e035a9d434d5951f