The Justice Minister says Ireland could be accepting anything up to "tens of thousands" of Ukranian migrants.
She's in Brussels today to meetwith other EU Justice Ministers, to discuss a co-ordinated response to managing the high volume of refugees entering EU countries.
Helen McEntee will be pushing for initiatives that would allow Ukrainians get one year citizenship in Ireland, with extensions for up to three years.
Speaking on her way into the meeting, Minister McEntee says Government want to help as many people as possible.
"Depending on the figure and the number of people who flee, that could be tens of thousands pod people.
"The most important thing for us is to ensure that our doors are open.
"Obviously we're working very swiftly at home, bringing together departments, ministers who will be impact here and making sure that we have the right mechanism in place to support people."
