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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: UN Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion (1 May 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Ireland has adopted a whole-of-government approach to SDG implementation, with each Minister having specific responsibilities for implementing individual SDG goals and targets related to the ministerial functions. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has responsibility for promoting these SDGs and for overseeing their coherent implementation across government and each...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I wish to raise my concerns regarding the Minister for Justice, Deputy McEntee. I struggle to have confidence in the Minister and her Department. On her watch, a breakdown in British-Irish relations on the most serious matter of foreign policy is under way. The Minister was due to meet the UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, yesterday to discuss strengthening the common travel area. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: It is a bad deal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I thank our guests for their presentations here this afternoon. In relation to the Eurodac, last week the Department officials spoke about the Eurodac system as if we would not continue to be part of the system if we did not sign up to this pact. This is misinformation. If we reject the migration pact, we will continue to operate within this system. We already operate within this system....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Is a system like that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: The system we are currently operating at this moment whereby we have access to all of the data that Ms Kenny outlined will be null and void if we do not opt into this pact. Is that correct? Is that what Ms Kenny is saying?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Does that also apply to Interpol?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: On the detention centres that are proposed in the legislation, the Government, in a document it put out on 27 March, referred to providing reception and integration centres and accommodation centres that would be State-run and that would hold up to 13,000 people. It also stated that it had contingency accommodation, developed to national standards and run by commercial providers, for up to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: This is obviously to do with the pact because it is exactly the kind of thing the centres-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: These are different centres completely. The centres proposed in the pact will be additional detention centres.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: The Euro pact basically states that detention should be a last resort. These detention centres, I assume, are within the pact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: The Minister put out a document on 27 March on-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: While I agree with an Cathaoirleach, there is one hand doing something and another hand doing something else.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: It is all very relevant in the context of what is happening within this country at present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: The detention centres are within the pact.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: It is with the Department of children and integration. A similar proposal has been made about these detention centres. They are also actually called that. They are referred to as "Reception and Integration Centres and Accommodation Centres, at or above national standards". They are also referred to as being State owned and capable of holding up to 13,000 people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: This is from the new strategy that was put forward by the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, on 27 March.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: It is all linked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: It is all linked.