Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As I said, perception is often the reality for many people. One of the problems that we have had with the whole discussion on the IPO is the lack of information. I ask the Minister and her Department to consider a comprehensive public information campaign that clearly outlines the policies, management aspects and resources that the Government is bringing to bear on this problem. That would be very beneficial in the context of trying to take control of the narrative or steer it in a different direction. The other thing I would say is that as part of the EU, we have seen for years the general co-ordination that goes on between member states on different policies. That is where Ministers travel, maybe quarterly, to Brussels and sit down to look at the whole EU policy and frameworks and see how each country plays its part. When was the last time there was a meeting of EU justice ministers to examine this overarching policy in order to ensure that it is working for all member states and that the concerns of individual countries can be properly reflected in the future framing of EU policy on inward migration?

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