Tánaiste Simon Harris has defended his earlier comments that migration numbers in Ireland are too high. Mr Harris, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs, said a discussion on migration would help social cohesion. “More broadly, are migration numbers too high outside of international protection? “Fulfilling our international obligations under international protection – great. “But if eight of the 10 people who are seeking international protection don’t qualify, we have to say, what more can we do?”He said it was “common sense” to ask those who are in international protection and working to pay rent, and that proposals on this were “very nearly ready”.
