AlQa'dah 27, 1436, September 11, 2015, SPA -- Ireland will accept 4,000 refugees with the first arriving in the next few weeks, dpa quoted the country's justice minister as saying on Thursday. "Ireland will offer a welcome safe haven for families and children who have been forced to leave their homes due to war and conflict," said Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald after a special cabinet meeting. Fitzgerald said the government had decided to establish a network of emergency and orientation centres around the country. "We will put in place all the necessary supports to ensure that those coming to Ireland can integrate as well as helping them to overcome any trauma they endured on having to flee their home countries," she said. Priority will be given to unaccompanied minors, Fitzgerald said, adding that the government would make best use of offers of help made by the Irish public. Some 6,000 people pledged beds last week as part of a campaign by activist group Uplift.ie to show solidarity with refugees trying to reach Europe. The figure of 4,000 includes 600 people for whom a commitment was made earlier this year under a proposed EU relocation programme, and 520 refugees currently being resettled to Ireland under a previous agreement. Ireland has chosen to participate in the European Union's efforts to relocate asylum seekers from frontline member states even though it need not do so to under a special arrangement it has with the bloc. Britain and Denmark have negotiated similar exceptions. -- SPA 02:01 LOCAL TIME 23:01 GMT تغريد
