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)
Ms Fiona Hurley:
I thank the Senator. On the last point, what we hear is that as someone might have a family member in the State, he or she moves to Ireland to be closer to that family member who is already settled here and where that person knows he or she has support. As we do not create statistics on ourselves, what I am giving to the Senator is probably anecdotal rather than solid data but from what we have heard from the people who access our service, family seems to be a key driver.