Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 March 2022

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 27 - International Co-operation (Revised)
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs (Revised)

Photo of Colm BrophyColm Brophy (Dublin South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My understanding is that if people arrive into an Irish airport as and from now, they will be met, engaged with and given the necessary ability to start the process straightaway. If people arrived before that system went live a couple of days ago, there will be an opportunity and people should be directed to an Intreo office to basically get all of the information. There will be a process in place in every one of those offices to allow for an immediate engagement with the information people need to be here in Ireland.

In regard to people making offers of assistance and help, it is important to try to have central co-ordination. It is an incredible situation. I am sure all of us, as Deputies, have received contact from people who are offering to give six people a job or have a room and will house somebody, and so on. There are so many offers that it is important that is co-ordinated.

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