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:

In relation to some of the resettlement aspects around that, meaning the burden-sharing, and we are talking about resettlement as well, there has been a decrease in the number of EU member states agreeing to hold resettlement quotas. It is down to 14 from 17. The numbers of places committed has also fallen by 50% this December. We would be stronger together but there is not that consensus towards burden-sharing or providing those resettlement spaces across EU member states.