Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Ireland or any EU country can opt out of or opt into the pact. The stark reality of the EU migration pact, which is designed to streamline so-called migration policies and address the challenge of asylum seekers, is that Ireland is ceding control over its borders and, of course, immigration procedures. Slovakia has done an estimate of the cost if it does not take in the migrants and is forced to pay €20,000 each, and it estimates it would be €7.5 billion annually. Ireland's GDP is strong at the moment, thankfully, but much of it is due to the multinationals.

We will have to pay far more than Slovakia or other countries because of our strong GDP figures. These are totally uncharted waters, which is the reason we need the matter properly debated and accounted for. Will the Minister publish the Attorney General's advice regarding her decision not to proceed to have a referendum on this matter?

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