Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Migrant Crisis: Discussion

10:00 am

Photo of Ivana BacikIvana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for the presentations. They have given us a great deal more clarity around the proposals we have seen. In particular, it is helpful to hear the specific difference between resettlement of those who come from refugee camps in Lebanon and neighbouring countries to the war zones and whose refugee status is predetermined and relocation, which relates to the bulk of people we are taking in and who are generally coming from Italy and Greece. The witnesses have given us a good idea also of how the selection will be made and the timeframe for decision making here. What is the timeframe for the first arrival from Italy and Greece of people who will be relocated and who come mostly from Syria and Eritrea?

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