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

Photo of Michael McNamaraMichael McNamara (Clare, Independent)
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Earlier, the Minister said the new take-back mechanism will be better and that it will not be open to other countries to frustrate it. In 2023, the Department issued 188 transfer decisions. This means there were 188 cases where another country said it was responsible for processing a person and that it would take these persons back. Of these 188, three were transferred. Will the Minister explain that?