Ms Fiona Finn:

Absolutely. With a scheme like this, there are a lot of Afghans living in Ireland who have family members who are in Calais or moving throughout Europe. We have a lot of Iraqis living in Ireland whose family members are in the same situation. I see no reason this scheme would not be open to them. There are a lot of Kurdish people, including Syrian Kurds, living in Ireland who would have family members, either in Syria or in neighbouring countries. There would be no reason this could not be open to both but I agree with Deputy Wallace that there seems to be a tendency throughout Europe for the focus to be predominantly on Syrians. That is probably because of the ongoing conflict, but I agree also that there are people from other countries who are displaced and in equal need.