Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses and all the bodies here are probably hedging their bets in terms of their submissions. That is probably because there is a sense that the UN would have a wider remit maybe. Mr. O'Neill seems to be giving a lot of hope to this new pact, that it is going to work. The view from the other organisations is that it is detrimental to asylum seekers. In practice, maybe what they are saying sounds good but what they actually do in practice is not very good. That is evidenced by the graveyard in the Mediterranean. Are Mr. O'Neill's comments made in the hope that it will be implemented properly or are they based on reality?