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International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Imelda Munster: I will raise the current situation in Drogheda for the simple reason it highlights some of the Government's failures in dealing with immigration. The Minister is more than familiar with the problems the Government has caused there. The two main hotels in the town are being used to house refugees and international protection applicants. That is a loss of more than 60% of accommodation...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Deputy. Deputy O'Reilly is sharing time with her party colleagues.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: Sinn Féin believes in common sense and common decency. These are the two points that will guide my contribution. Sinn Féin wants what most Irish people want: a system that is fair, efficient and enforced. The measures in the EU pact are not in Ireland's interests and will not deliver a system that will work for Ireland. We can better create a fair, efficient and enforced...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Joe Flaherty: I will be the first from the Government benches to put my hand up to acknowledge we have been far too slow to respond to the immigration crisis. We entered Government in early 2020 with fewer than 3,000 arrivals per annum and a commitment to end direct provision as part of the programme for Government. Over the intervening four years, numbers have soared and we have peppered the country...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

John Lahart: I will continue where Deputy Flaherty left off. My focus is on what my constituents would like to see on the issue of migration and the enforcement of rules, and what kind of system in Ireland would give them confidence. Our parliamentary party had detailed discussions on this a few months ago and came up with a lot of suggestions. They were humanitarian-based, reasonable and formed the...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Emer Higgins: I thank the Minister, Deputy McEntee, for enabling this really important debate. I know how hard she and her officials have worked on this issue and how many hours she spent speaking with stakeholders both at an EU level and here in Ireland. I know that this pact has Ireland's best interests in mind. That is because Ireland helped to negotiate it. We are all aware of the change and...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: With one minute remaining, Deputy McGuinness is next but I will have to ask him to propose the adjournment at 4.31 p.m.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

John McGuinness: I will start by welcoming the Bill, I suppose.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Yes. It is up to yourself.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

John McGuinness: Should I propose the adjournment now?

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: No, it is not 4.31 p.m. now but I will tell you when it is.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

John McGuinness: I welcome the Bill. I have a few concerns to express, particularly about the childcare sector, both the private and community care, and the interaction with Tusla. I acknowledge there is a need for regulation and a need to continue to supervise how children are being looked after, to ensure they are getting the proper care and attention and that a response mechanism is in place to address...

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: We will be returning to that important matter in due course.

Child Care (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Debate adjourned.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

The following motion was moved by the Taoiseach on Tuesday, 18 June 2024:

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Debate resumed on amendment No. 1: - (Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire)

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It is the Government's slot next. I understand the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, is sharing time with the Ministers of State, Deputies Heydon and Higgins.

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Eamon Ryan: I trust that the Ministers of State will be here in due course but I will start with my own contribution. First, in discussing migration, it obviously makes sense to look beyond Ireland's borders at the broader picture of what is happening on the Continent as a whole, particularly when we consider that for the majority of applicants arriving in Ireland, this is not their first...

International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)

Martin Heydon: The EU migration and asylum pact will shape European migration policy for the next decade. Across the world, there are more people on the move than ever before. This is been driven primarily by war, famine and persecution. As a result, we have seen an increase in the number of people seeking international protection in Ireland. This is not a situation unique to Ireland. It is reflected...