The Department of Justice has confirmed that all 150 places on the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) for Afghan people have now been allocated.
The Department has also confirmed that priority for the 150 places was given to NGO workers, those working on human rights issues, including the rights of women and girls, as well as those working with European and international organisations.
The details are outlined in an Immigration notice on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan which is currently available on the Departments website.
It is being reported that up to 10 Afghan nationals, mostly staff from the European External Action Service, have already arrived in the state within the last 24 hours.
The news comes as applications for Afghan family members of Irish citizens and Afghan nationals living in Ireland are currently being processed, with The Family Reunification Unit of the Department confirming that it is currently receiving very high levels of correspondence.
The Department has previously assured Afghan nationals residing within the state and who are currently awaiting a final decision on an international protection application that all current applications are being reassessed with a view to expediting their progress.
The Immigration notice also refers to those seeking to bring an elderly dependent to live with them in the state.
Part of the application process for this involves the Afghan sponsor residing in Ireland to provide evidence of all finances available to them (six months of bank statements, payslips) as well as evidence in financial documents that the sponsor (son or daughter) and their spouse or partner are earning an income, in excess of €60,000 for one parent and €75,000 for two parents for the three years prior to the application.
It is not clear if these conditions will remain in force or if they will be waived as part of any future government commitments to resettle additional numbers of Afghan people following the takeover of the state by the Taliban.