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	Minister Brendan Howlin has indicated that Ireland will take in more than its allocated 600 people.</p>
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	The lifeless body of a drowned young Syrian boy lying face down in the sand makes the front pages of many of the newspapers this morning.</p>
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	The image, which many people will find disturbing below, has sparked an international outcry over the human cost of the crisis.</p>
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	This morning, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin indicated that Ireland will take in more than its allocated quota of 600 people.</p>
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	However, he said this still had to be discussed at European level.</p>
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	Germany, France and Italy want a new distribution programme that will impose numbers that each country should take in &ndash; and Ireland will take part, he said.</p>
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	Step up to the plate</p>
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	Speaking on RT&Eacute;&rsquo;s Morning Ireland, Howlin said</p>
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	&ldquo;Looking across the pictures in today&rsquo;s papers I am struck by what the Bishop of Limerick Brendan Leahy said, it really resonates with anybody linked to their conscious now. We can&rsquo;t but feel challenged by what we&rsquo;re witnessing. I think there is a requirement for Ireland to step up to the plate &ndash; but it&rsquo;s not simply a European issue, it is a world issue.&rdquo;</p>
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	&ldquo;Ireland will certainly measure up to whatever is asked of us.&rdquo;</p>
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	When asked if Ireland would take more than 600 people, he said:</p>
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	&ldquo;I am sure we will.&rdquo;</p>
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	Having spoken to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Charlie Flanagan, Howlin said they agree there must be a multi stranded approach.</p>
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	&ldquo;Certainly we have to take people who are in absolute peril, who are destitute in dreadful circumstances.&rdquo;</p>
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	Long-term solution needed</p>
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	The minister said that taking in people is not a long-term solution. He said this is not just a European issue, but a worldwide issue and one of the most challenging issues for human kind.</p>
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	&ldquo;Ireland will measure up to accepting its allocated share, there is no doubt about that.&rdquo;</p>
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	He said the images of dead bodies of children was shocking, adding that these peoples&rsquo; lives have been utterly destroyed and all they want are prospects for their children.</p>
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	&ldquo;The notion that we see the bodies of young children on the shores of Europe is just so shocking that we can&rsquo;t let that lie.&rdquo;</p>
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	While some have debated whether the image of a dead child should be splashed on the front pages, many are urging people not to turn away, but to realise the horrifying reality of the situation.</p>
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	The Minister for Agriculture, Food, the Marine and Defence, Simon Coveney yesterday tweeted his reaction to the photo. Reacting to the minister&rsquo;s tweet, many people urged the government to do more.</p>
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	Minister Coveney is meeting with his EU colleagues today at the Informal Ministerial meeting in Luxembourg to discuss a range of issues including progress of the EU military mission in the Mediterranean.</p>
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	Taoiseach Enda Kenny is expected to discuss the migrant crisis with French President Francois Hollande as he begins a two day visit to France, in Paris.</p>
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	<a href="http://www.thejournal.ie/syrian-boy-ireland-migrant-crisis-2307863-Sep2015/">http://www.thejournal.ie/syrian-boy-ireland-migrant-crisis-2307863-Sep2015/</a></p>
