Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 March 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
EU Response to the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine: Engagement with Ambassador of Slovakia
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source
The core of my question is as follows. The immediate neighbours have finite capacity. Right now, the biggest burden is on Poland. The ambassador can talk about providing school places, but it is not possible to provide infinite school places for millions of refugees. While I hate the phrase, there will need to be burden sharing - a sharing of welcome across Europe. How can we do that consistent with ensuring that people are allowed to move to countries they choose to move to? Is that a challenge?
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