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Mon 12 Dec 2002McDowell seeks ways of cutting asylum costProposals on ways to reduce the amount of money spent on asylum-seekers will be brought to a new cabinet sub-committee by the Minister for Justice this month.Among measures being considered are proposals to tighten up access to social welfare payments for asylum-seekers, according to official sources.