Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach has spoken about a sustainable migration system and the idea of streamlining processing times for those trying to avail of international protection. We all want to see something that is fair, but it also needs to be efficient and enforced. The Taoiseach has spoken about how countries have been added to the list of safe countries. He has also spoken about how we have improved our processing times and what impact the latter has had. Will he provide an update on the matter? The Irish people want to see that we have a system that looks after those fleeing war, oppression and torture. When will we be able to move on from the chaotic system of the private sector dealing badly with people who are in a really precarious situation to the planned system of State-owned and fit-for-purpose international protection reception centres? We have an accommodation crisis, but we were living with that long before we were dealing with the current circumstances as regards migration.

I add my voice to those who have spoken about the positives of those who have come to Ireland. A large number of people have come from abroad on work permits. The work permit system across Europe may need to be examined. Our health system could not operate without it.

The western world, Russia and China need to address the fact that a destabilised world means a large number of people on the move.

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