Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland) Simon Harris He called on Ireland's Minister of Justice to introduce legislation to Cabinet that would allow asylum seekers to be returned to the UK.
Helen McEntee It revealed that 80% of recent arrivals in the Republic came from the UK across the Irish border.
Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) michael martin He said Britain's Rwanda policy was already having an impact on Ireland.
A bill reinstating Britain's Rwanda policy was passed into law on Thursday.
It aims to stop people from crossing the English Channel by sending some asylum seekers to the central African country.
No immigrants have yet been sent from Britain.
The British government had hoped planes would take off by spring, but Chancellor Rishi Sunak said they should take off within 10 to 12 weeks.
A spokeswoman for Mr Harris said the Irish broadcaster said the prime minister had told Mr McEntee: “Existing laws regarding the safe 'third country' designation and allowing the return of inadmissible applicants for international protection to the UK are… He requested that the revised bill be submitted to the Cabinet next week. RTÉ reported on Saturday.
Speaking on RTÉ's Six One News, Ms McEntee said: 'There are many reasons why immigration to Ireland is increasing.
“What is clear from the UK's decision to Brexit is that the number of people seeking asylum in their own country is actually increasing, and how to deal with that is British policy.
“My focus as Minister of Justice is to ensure effective immigration structures and systems.
“That is why I am introducing fast-track processing. That is why I will bring emergency legislation to Cabinet this week to ensure that we can effectively bring people back to the UK. To that end, the Home Secretary I am planning to have a meeting with [James Cleverly] I will raise these issues on Monday. ”
A spokesperson for Ireland's Ministry of Justice told BBC News NI that “the issue of irregular movement within the CTA”, the common travel area between the UK and Ireland, would be discussed at the ministers' meeting.
“scared”
Earlier this week, Mr McEntee told an Oireachtas (Irish Parliament) committee that the number of people crossing the land border between Northern Ireland and the Republic was increasing, and that this now accounted for 80% of the total population. Told. Asylum seeker.
In response to her comments, Mr Martin said the UK government's Rwanda policy meant people were “fearful” of remaining in the UK and were crossing the border into the Republic to avoid being sent to Rwanda. He said he is doing so.
Mr Martin, who is also Ireland's foreign minister, voiced his opposition to the policy.
Following Mr Martin's comments, a No 10 spokesperson said: “It is too early to jump to any concrete conclusions about the impact of the Act and the Convention on the behavior of migrants.”
The Rwanda Safety Act, which aims to avoid further legal challenges to the policy by declaring Rwanda a safe country, was approved by MPs and colleagues this week and signed into law on Thursday.
But the plan could still be blocked by court challenges.
