Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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I thank Ms Magennis. Before I hand over to Deputy Smith, I will ask some questions. Ms Magennis spoke about the countries that have taken in refugees and obviously this is a real humanitarian situation. Why does she think the European Union is not dealing with the issue of smugglers, which is the source of the problem?

Ms Magennis talked about Lebanon and Jordan. We have been there and have seen the camps and the problems. We have also been to the Turkish border with GOAL and have seen what Turkey has done. Why does Ms Magennis think these refugees are not going north towards Russia or towards their neighbours in the more wealthy Arab countries rather than to Europe? Is it more lucrative?