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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

...to rebuild their lives and integrate into our communities, and the State needs to also invest in the material needs of local communities so that all can flourish and prosper. Most of us believe that immigrants contribute to our culture, community and workplaces, and that we are all the better off because of it. We call on the committee to ensure Ireland rejects regressive policies that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

...new burden-sharing obligations will lead to greater flows of people here. However, any burden-sharing may be a proportionate price of remaining within the European club when it comes to asylum and immigration. Some advocacy groups are concerned that the system will be less fair. However, several key improvements in procedural fairness can be identified. The asylum interview must now be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Ms Fiona Hurley: To add to Mr. Bruton's point, at the moment there is a legal obligation to register within 90 days with the Garda National Immigration Bureau. If you live outside the Dublin region, such as in Cork, it takes four and a half months to get an appointment, which would exceed that 90-day period, and I believe that in Limerick it is similar, at about four months. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Ms Maeve-Anne Kenny: First and foremost, as the Chair mentioned, we are here to talk about the pact and not about wider immigration law issues. I can certainly get some information for the Deputy on the current powers under the immigration Acts. I know there are powers relating to requesting individuals to produce documents, but I do not have the details on the exact provision and I do...