Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I note that the radical left councillors on Dublin City Council attempted to have an emergency motion debated on Monday night last. Unfortunately, they were ruled out of order. The motion proposed that Dublin be declared a sanctuary city in solidarity with the sanctuary cities across the US, where the local authorities have indicated that they will not co-operate with racist, anti-migrant measures and have run the risk of federal de-funding. Dublin being a sanctuary city would mean, in practice, that refugees and migrants who have no status in Ireland and who are blocked at our airports would be taken care of here. This is something that the Minister should raise with his ministerial colleagues as a matter of urgency. Would the Minister be prepared to do so?

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