Leo Varadkar’s comments on rising immigration numbers a ‘new low’

Remarks by former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar that immigration numbers have risen too quickly in Ireland have been described as a “new low”.

Labour leader Ivana Bacik criticised the comments, saying they were “deeply inappropriate and unhelpful”.

In an interview with the University of Notre Dame’s college newspaper this week, Mr Varadkar said that people have a “right” to think that immigration numbers have risen too quickly.

Mr Varadkar, who was visiting the United States earlier this week, told The Observer: “The majority of people think that the numbers have been too big in recent years, and they’re right.

“A country of five million people seeing its population rise by 2% a year, which is what’s happening at the moment, is too fast.”

The former Fine Gael leader pointed to the economic benefits of high migration, but warned against the rising prejudice in Ireland.

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