John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Of course, each IP application must be assessed individually and the applicant may be judged on their particular circumstances. There were eight safe countries and now it is proposed that there be ten. Sinn Féin supports this. Other countries have more safe countries and different countries on their safe lists. That needs to be looked at. There are also systems that have partial designation of countries as safe. That is something that also needs to be looked at. Sinn Féin proposes that we amend the legislation to allow partial countries to be designated as safe.

There has been a serious failure by the Government to plan. That has not been only over the past two years since the illegal invasion of Ukraine. Successive Governments over many decades have neglected and failed communities the length and breadth of the State. In the past two years we have seen the chickens come home to roost. Communities have felt vulnerable and let down by a Government that has neglected them time and again. What we need is change and investment in communities. I am under no illusion that the Government will deliver on that and make the changes that communities need. I am convinced that will only come about with a change of government.

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