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European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: ...to the pact could make Ireland a more attractive destination for individuals. That is just nonsense. The amendment also does not provide a clear breakdown of the costs associated with, or address the potential long-term consequences of, opting in to the pact. The amendment totally disregards the potential costs and future consequences. The text could be seen as dismissive of concerns...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: ...52 men accommodated in tents. Because they are not on Mount Street, that story is not making it into the media. I know from a response to a parliamentary question that there is no short- or long-term strategy for accommodation in place. A questionnaire circulated during an inspection found that half of respondents did not feel safe or happy and did not want to leave their rooms at...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Thomas Pringle: ...motions like this one do. The motion completely ignores the human rights at the centre of this conversation and even worse, seeks to blame them for issues such as housing, issues that were present long before this debate and would still be present if every immigrant left tomorrow. The motion acknowledges strained public services but fails to recognise how many of those services rely...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Michael Lowry: ...this detailed information had become available. How do we determine the number of secondary arrivals from the UK? What will be the process of tracking and detecting arrivals from the UK? How long has this exodus from the UK to Ireland been going on? Where are these people originally from and where are they currently located in this country? Did they originally arrive illegally in the...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: ...sleeping on the streets. People can accept the use of hotels as an emergency response but the Government is building an industry around it. We must remember that problems in health and housing existed long before the invasion of Ukraine and the increase in asylum seekers. The challenges that are faced by this country are not insurmountable. The Government should not let them be...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...of a Yes vote in the March 8th Referendums, cannot be fully trusted to be transparent on the ramifications and financial costs associated with opting-into the European Union (EU) Migration and Asylum Pact; - alongside Denmark, Ireland is the only country with the legal right to remain outside all or some of the Pact's measures, and we should use that ability to opt-out; - there is...