Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is a very important issue. I stated earlier that the displacement of 65 million people is a huge indictment of the global community. Deputy Darragh O'Brien referred to the deficiencies in the EU-Turkey agreement. We all share that particular view. We do not give enough recognition to those small states, including Jordan and others, in the immediate vicinity of Syria which have taken in a huge number of refugees and which also face challenges. In fairness to Turkey, it has taken in approximately 3 million refugees from Syria, which is much more than the number taken in by wealthier European states. We would appreciate it if the Minister of State responded to some of the points raised that are relevant to his Vote.