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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: At this moment in time, I think it is important that we put the figures out there in respect of this matter-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: -----and it is important that the information we are presenting here is actually factual.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: When the Department does not actually know what that figure might be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: This document on the crisis and force majeure regulation is 83 pages long. I am not too sure whether anyone in the Department has read it or if any fluent or native speaker has read it. I refer to the review of the crisis and force majeure regulation, which is nothing short of legally ambiguous phrasing, at best. At worst, it is an insult to speakers of the English language. It is of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Will it be done in the Irish language?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: It will be. That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive answers. As regards the Nigerian legislation she is bringing before the House this week, or was it today? I am not sure whether it has gone through or not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: If we were members of that pact today, we would have to run this through the EU solidarity co-ordinator before we could do anything on it, so there is a restriction on our foreign policy when it comes to that. We would have to run this through this EU solidarity co-ordinator. Is that a fact or not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I am just saying that if we were members of this pact at this moment in time-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I am well aware of what the Minister brought to Cabinet today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: If we were part of the pact today, would the Minister have that decision or would it be in the hands of the EU solidarity co-ordinator? That is the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I believe we would not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: EU Regulations and Directive on International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: There are 77 people per day at the moment seeking asylum in this country. We will hit 23,000 this year. As regards the Rwanda Bill yesterday, I want to know what measures will be put in place to stop what is happening in Northern Ireland. People are coming in through Belfast and down into the Republic. What is happening to stop that flow? Nothing is happening. The Department of Justice...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: Today I address the EU migration pact, which comprises five separate regulations. The Eurodac regulation aims to create a central database for biometric data to help member states determine responsibility for asylum applications and to aid law enforcement in preventing criminal activities. However, concerns about potential expansion of surveillance on all citizens should be noted. Second,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Textbooks (17 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State. The junior cycle book scheme was published on 5 March 2024. It provides free books to second level students up to junior certificate, excluding fee-paying schools. Under Article 42.4 of the Constitution, the State has a duty to supplement and give reasonable aid to private and corporate educational initiatives. To the extent that reasonable aid is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Textbooks (17 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I thank the Minister of State for the comprehensive answer. While parents send their children to private schools, they continue to pay taxes that support the overall education system. No child should be discriminated against, as far as I am concerned. The allocation of public funds for education reflects the Government's priorities, societal values and the need to balance the complete...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: This morning, the national conservatism event in Brussels resumes after a tumultuous attempt to cancel it yesterday. It is deplorable that the mayors of several districts in Brussels cancelled the event, citing concerns over what they pathetically deemed public safety. Today, the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the Hungarian President, Viktor Orbán, are expected to speak....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2024)

Sharon Keogan: I thought I had three minutes.