Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Engagement with Ukrainian Ambassador and the Chair of the EU Committee of the Ukrainian Parliament

H.E. Ms Larysa Gerasko:

To date, as far as I know, around 1 million Ukrainians have returned to Ukraine. The number of people who are returning to Ukraine exceeds the number who are leaving. It is equal now. I would say the number of people who are fleeing the country now is very low. As can be seen, the number of new arrivals to Ireland has decreased and has plateaued. Of course, we hope that as the situation gets better in Ukraine, more people will return.

I thank the Chair for inviting me and our chair, Ms Klympush-Tsintsadze. I hope she answered all the questions. She has been dealing with EU integration for many years because she was deputy prime minister on European integration before. If members have any other questions, I am ready to answer them.

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