Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 15 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Ukraine's Application for Membership of the European Union: Engagement with Ambassador of Ukraine.

Photo of Sharon KeoganSharon Keogan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the ambassadors and thank them for their opening statements and for answering all the questions put to them. People in Poland are hosting people in their houses. Poland has no refugee camps, which is absolutely incredible. The Polish people should very proud of their government and all the volunteers on the ground doing this great work.

How is the transfer of people from Chiinu to Romania taking place? That is a no-fly zone at this moment in time. Romania has set up some refugee camps. Could the ambassador tell me a bit about them, for example, about capacity and what help is available to refugees in those camps? I was struck by Ambassador Stefan's humility in basically saying that Romania does not need much help but that its neighbour and friend Moldova does and asking that Moldova be helped. I was really struck by that and I compliment Ambassador Stefan on that. I thank him for showing his humanity as well today.

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