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
I do not think the Senator is aware of what I brought to Cabinet because she said it was legislation about Nigeria. What I have brought today is a memo for information to outline that we are designating the country from where we have the most applications coming into the accelerated procedure. We are not designating it as safe; we are saying that it is the country with the most applications. That will be reviewed quarterly, looking at the previous three months. That will not be impacted by the pact. We can still make those decisions. That is just about quicker processing and applying-----
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