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)
Mr. Neil Bruton:
Undoubtedly this pact has been influenced by far-right parties across Europe. We are probably the only country in Europe without a far-right party, thankfully. Far-right parties across Europe have moved this pact to the right and we are probably in a unique position where we can analyse this pact without that pressure coming from far-right political parties. They are starting and growing but we do not have a major, mainstream political far-right party to date. We are in a position to analyse this in a fairer and more empathic way in terms of people coming here.