Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 24 April 2024
Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach
Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised)
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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It looks that way. At some stage, as well as frantically trying to provide accommodation for the people coming in and joining the application process, there is a legitimate entitlement to look at the other end of the equation to see what steps we can take to try to reduce the numbers coming here. People may be offended by that statement but I say it because it is not fair on the individuals who come here and have their international protection application granted if they have to deal with very many others coming in whose applications are refused.
I was slightly disappointed yesterday that no other countries were added to the list of safe countries, as we are entitled to do under section 72 of the relevant Act. Is this something that will be looked at by the Minister or the Taoiseach?