Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

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

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Regarding the legislation the Minister brought to Cabinet today and got authority to draft or proceed with, does that legislation deal with the Rwanda question? In other words, does it deal with a scenario were somebody comes through the process in Ireland who we eventually want to send back to the UK?

They can make the point that they will not go back because the Rwanda policy has been found by the ECHR to be in breach of the convention. Is that going to remain a serious issue, from our point of view, unless and until the UK Government abandons Rwanda?

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