How Many Refugees Should Ireland Take?

Joan Burton has said that Ireland should be ready to take its “fair share” of migrants as part of a European Union plan to relocate thousands of asylum seekers who have fled across the Mediterranean in recent months. EU leaders agreed last week to take 40,000 migrants who are expected to land in Italy and Greece over the next two years . The agreement however is on a voluntary basis and a number of EU member states have already signalled they will not participate. While the EU wants to oblige member countries to share migrants, many of the 28 nations are refusing to have numbers dictated to them from Brussels. Sue Conlon from the Irish Refugee Council and Irish Independent columnist Ian O'Doherty debate thge issue with Matt...