Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

We have reached crisis point trying to accommodate refugees from Ukraine. This morning I received a reply to a parliamentary question from the Minister for Justice. It states that 3,254 people arrived in this country without documentation in the first eight months of the year. This breaks down to 400 a month or 100 a week. The reply also states these individuals presented full documentation when they boarded at their point of departure. When they arrived at Dublin Airport they had no documentation. What is going on? We are trying to accommodate people who have a right to be looked after. If people have no documentation when they arrive, surely there must be some checks. The sheer amount in eight months is crazy. Do we have enough police at immigration in Dublin Airport? I do not believe we do. These are very frightening figures. They are from the Minister for Justice I will forward the Tánaiste the reply I received.

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