Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The officials have informed me of a point I should have made. As matters stand, we can return such persons to their own countries, even without this formal mechanism in place. This type of European-wide approach is important because in some areas we have high standards in protecting people, but in other countries in the European Union there are even higher standards. Such European-wide co-operation is very important.