Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade

Humanitarian Work of the Syria Civil Defence: Discussion

10:00 am

Photo of Billy TimminsBilly Timmins (Wicklow, Renua Ireland)
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I am not being confrontational. I ask the question in the context of what Mr. Al Habib has said. I understand his position. I am very supportive of Ireland taking in Syrian refugees. I was instrumental in our local authority passing a motion to that effect. Mr. Al Habib has made the important point that there should be due diligence. My concern is that due diligence is not in place. If anyone has evidence that people who should not be coming in are coming in there should be a mechanism to look at that.