Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Processing times are down and deportations are up. The numbers of countries on the safe country list are up. More gardaí are being freed up. We are working with our European colleagues because we recognise that this island on its own cannot solve migration issues. We must have effective policies in place around returns, which is a word I do not like, by the way, when we are talking about human beings, but there have to be effective agreements in place across the European Union. When I go to the European Council, these are the sorts of issues that politicians across Europe are talking about, working together to ensure we have effective plans in place.

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