Refugee support organisations have called for the speedy implementation of the humanitarian admission programme announced by the Government on August 28th in response to the crisis in Afghanistan. Doras, Nasc, the Irish Refugee Council, Crosscare, and the Immigrant Council of Ireland have all welcomed the announcement of the programme which plans to admit up to 500 Afghan refugees. However, it is essential that the application criteria for the programme are sufficiently broad and that the programme is opened without delay as the situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate.
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