Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Of course, this is the reality every country has to face. I have had meetings with the Migrant Rights Council of Ireland and intend to have further discussions. Of course, what, in the first instance, we encourage everyone to do is make contact with official sources and regularise his or her position. As the Deputy knows, every few months in this country there are citizenship ceremonies which many thousands of people attend. Every week and every month hundreds of visas are granted to people to work in this country. We have a very inclusive approach to those who seek to work here. This is continuing and there has been no change in that regard. That is what I encourage those who are undocumented to do. The Migrant Rights Council of Ireland and I have been discussing what other actions we might take to ensure this will happen. That is the primary focus.

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