Mr. Kostas Kapantais:

In terms of another country, I would like to speak about Greece. Yesterday, Mr. Kairidis, the minister for migration, signed a deal regarding the European pact. In terms of the Chair's question regarding secondary movement, in previous years on both the mainland and the islands there were no comprehensive safeguards against grave violations of human rights. With regard to the secondary movements, they continued to come to Ireland, Sweden, Germany and other countries because integration and general migration system in Greece was completely inferior in comparison to the other countries. From the minister, Mr. Kairidis's statements, we can see there is a lot of hope in Greece where the implementation of the European pact is concerned. That is why many people from the EUAA head for the islands and the mainland to implement it in collaboration with the ministry for migration. However, there are many reports from migrant and other organisations about pushback and, as Ms Hurley said, detentions. As we have seen in Greece, there is extensive detention of asylum seekers and unaccompanied minors. Detention can be from three to six months, without any proper safeguards. Ireland does not have the same system but if the pact is not implemented properly, taking into consideration the 12-week limit for deportations, it is going to have consequences in respect of safeguarding rights.