There are reports the government is planning the biggest overhaul of the immigration system in the history of the state.
Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan is believed to be planning to open a network of designated reception centres to process asylum applications within three months of their arrival.
Reports in today’s Sunday Times say asylum seekers would have to live in specific locations, and report regularly to authorities to prevent ‘makeshift’ tents or encampments being set up in Dublin city or around the country.
