Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I would like to ask the Tánaiste about the Government's position on the national effort to make progress on the undocumented in the United States. This effort is being made against a difficult political backdrop at present. Many people in County Donegal and every other part of the country have loved ones who have been abroad for many years and are unable to come home. This problem becomes particularly acute when Irish people who are living overseas lose close family relatives in Ireland. I know it is a difficult situation at the moment. The Government needs to ensure every effort continues to be made to try to make progress in this regard. I ask the Tánaiste to give the House an update on the state of play with regard to the efforts he is making as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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