The Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar has said Georgian and Albanian migrants travelling to Ireland with fake documents are the “big driver” behind what he says is a rise in asylum seekers coming to this country.

Irish Prime Minister said there has been a 60% increase in asylum seekers in recent years but said we are not being “swamped or flooded”.

As Irish media reports, a total of 450 Georgian nationals sought refugee status in Ireland in 2018, representing 12% of all applicants.

Varadkar made these statements in response to a journalist’s question. The question referred to the plan to build a centre for asylum seekers and protest rallies objecting this initiative.