Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise another issue. I will fold it into my question on the Windsor Framework. Migration is a hugely political issue across the European Union. It has contributed to the rise of the far right and, probably, to the emergence of the far right as a visible political entity in our jurisdiction for the first time.

I would like the Minister of State to spell out in as much detail as he can the implications of the Swedish migration pact proposals. What specifically is on the table? What specifically are Ireland's views with regard to that? What are the implications of a common EU migration pact for Ireland? That is my first question. My second question is about the announcement yesterday by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on the UK's new, shall I say, controversial set of proposals for dealing with migrants coming from an EU state, namely, France. What are the regulations for the EU if that particular set of proposals and laws that were announced yesterday are enacted?