Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not know if they would laugh at it or not, but I find there is hypocrisy in the argument from the witnesses' point of view given we are a country with a history of emigration and with cross-party groups in this Dáil campaigning for the illegal Irish in America. That is why we challenge their view. The final thing I will say is very important. It is a fact of modern life that emigration is a reality, whether it is an economic issue or a social issue or a human rights issue. Should we not just get on with it?