Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion

3:30 pm

Photo of Thomas PringleThomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

That is all right. In terms of the impact of the pact, the Minister said that "the Government fully supports the outcome which we believe produces a fair, sustainable and efficient asylum procedure in full compliance with fundamental rights". However, 161 voluntary organisations within the EU are very concerned about what is happening. They say it will have devastating implications for the right to international protection in the block and greenlights abuses across Europe, including racial profiling, de facto detention, and pushback. How does the Minister square the two interpretations of the pact?

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