Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The issue of going back through the chain of checks and determining who is responsible has come up in other areas with other Departments that have appeared before the committee. I ask that the Department take this up actively with the Department of Justice. The current situation is not acceptable. I preface this by making the point that we have to help those children who are genuinely under 18 who arrive unaccompanied. That goes without saying. I am not going down the other road. Is there a minor industry operating here, with young people who do not fit into the category where they should be arriving at Tusla's door being put on planes? The number who are arriving is bonkers. There is also the issue of the cost. We have gone through the cost of keeping them, as well as the problem with staffing and all the rest. The fact that 96% are over 16 raises a concern. Can that be followed up with the Ukrainian Embassy?