A Government plan to bring 28 child refugees to Ireland is in doubt because gardaí may not be allowed to travel to Greece due to safety concerns related to Covid-19.
This is despite the fact that social workers from Tusla have been given permission to make the same journey.
However, the mission is a joint operation with An Garda Síochána, which had said deploying garda personnel to Greece to perform security checks on the refugees would be a breach of Employer Health and Safety Regulations .
In an updated statement issued this afternoon, An Garda Síochána said that following its risk assessment, work has been ongoing between all relevant statutory bodies that will hopefully lead to An Garda Síochána continuing its participation in this mission .