Ireland should increase its intake of refugees to 22,000 and reform the way it deals with the migrant crisis, a new report has suggested.
The recommendation is made in a report by a coalition of 21 NGOs including the Irish Refugee Council, the Migrant Rights Centre and Oxfam.
The report also calls for Ireland to reform the way refugee accommodation is provided here, introduce humanitarian visas and make family reunification easier for refugees.
The Migrant Rights Centre said it is disappointed that just 100 of the 4,000 people who the Government committed to resettle here have arrived so far.
MRC Director Edel McGinley said the Government could do more.
Oxfam’s Chief Executive Jim Clerkin said what is happening in Europe now is an abomination.
Mr Clerkin said the brutality that migrants are being met with cannot continue and that while there is been positive noises there has been no action.
The Irish Refugee Council says the fact that 4,000 people were rescued in the Mediterranean over the weekend shows the problem has not gone away.
IRC Chief Executive Sue Conlon said new laws that are currently being considered by the Government are not adequate and are being rushed through.
