Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With regard to what Deputy Haughey and Senator Craughwell said, any question of a further referendum would be very dangerous at this stage, bearing in mind that the wisdom of the Irish people was to vote down the Lisbon treaty. That treaty created Article 50. We were a very wise people in the first days. I do not know how Britain could exit had we not voted for the Lisbon treaty the second time round. That is another day's work.

With regard to migration, we must bear in mind our responsibilities. No country has suffered more from emigration than Ireland. We have to be very aware of that. I am not sure the Government is adopting the right approach to providing facilities. We are aware of the circumstances in Moville, County Donegal, in Wicklow town, where there is a lot of opposition, and in Shannon Key West Hotel in Roosky, a small village with roughly 500 residents that is to take 100 more. The facilities in Roosky are not in place. The residents are very much aware of the difficulties facing the Syrians, Iraqis and Libyans and are very supportive but the town needs to be provided with proper facilities for migrants. They are living in bad conditions. They are not allowed to cook their own food. This is not a good model. The Mosney model is better. Mosney was a tourist camp. It was well built and people were housed in separate buildings. The Government should consider a better arrangement, bearing in mind that we have committed to bringing 3,500 migrants into Ireland in the next few years. The circumstances of the migrants in Ballaghaderreen are not the best. There are medical conditions and problems internally. I am not in any way criticising. The Government is doing its best in the circumstances but it should examine the conditions, maybe in conjunction with the public. Smaller villages are really not suitable. There is no outlet for the migrants. They are contained in the facility all day and have nowhere to go and nothing to do. It is not a good model. It is not necessarily Mr. Kiely's responsibility but it is a European issue. I am sure Europe will provide support regarding migration policy throughout the European Union. I hope so. I am sure it is part of the support services in the European Union. We would be in a very good position to provide good facilities for migrants in this country, or better facilities than we are currently providing.