Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Many of the questions have already been asked but I have a few further points. The Act is extremely concerning in view of the impact it will have on people who are not Irish or British citizens but who otherwise live on the island of Ireland, particularly those seeking asylum and people being trafficked. We hear about many people being trafficked into Britain and then across to the North, whether it is for forced labour or sexual exploitation. Those people are very vulnerable and need supports to be put in place. The fact they can be detained and then just sent back to the country they came from, where the issues arose in the first place and where they have been trafficked from, is very concerning.

Is there anything that can be done? I presume Britain is a signatory to the 1951 refugee convention. Is there anything that can be done in regard to the complaint and the fact this Act is clearly in breach of the convention?