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
Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Absolutely not. They will have the same ability to appeal as any others. It is about the timeframe. There would be designated accommodation for those in the border procedure. They would be separate. This is not about locking people up. Rather, we are talking about having a designated area for accommodation where people would stay. It would not be a detention type setting. There may be other types of accommodation specific to people who come through the inadmissibility procedure or who apply in the ordinary way. We have to have specific designated reception centres or accommodation for people coming through the border procedure. That does not preclude people from having access to their fundamental rights or being able to apply in the same way.
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