Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that it is not "realistic, legal or practical" for Ireland to no longer accept international protection seekers.
It comes as Cabinet ministers sign off on a plan to donate €1.5 million to Europe instead of accepting 350 asylum seekers it previously said that it would accommodate.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee and Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman brought the memo to Cabinet on Thursday morning.