Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is no disputing that many of those who have come from Ukraine are already making a significant contribution. As I stated, many of them will contribute for many years to come, be central to many communities and make their home there. The point is the war in Ukraine may last beyond the temporary protection directive. Whether it lasts another month or another ten years, the directive will finish and that will have legal implications. It will also have implications for the infrastructure that has been created around the temporary protection directive, including social protection, medical care and so on. That discussion needs to happen now, rather than down the road. It would hardly be fair to tell a person on the day before the temporary protection directive elapses that he or she should probably consider applying for international protection. People need to have sight of what will happen. That discussion needs to happen sooner than down the road.