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

James Lawless: The Deputy might decide to characterise it any way he wants.

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

Mattie McGrath: On a point of order-----

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: What is the point of order?

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

Mattie McGrath: The Deputy has been addressing me for minutes but I did not hear the first part of his address because I was talking to the Ceann Comhairle's good self. I stood up to ask for clarification because I had not realised the Deputy was addressing me. The debate was a charade. There was a line of NGOs telling us what they wanted us to hear, and NGOs are running the country, so it was a pure...

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

Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is not a point of order.

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

James Lawless: Indeed. The fact is the committee gave adequate time and completed its consideration only after all Members who wished to speak had spoken. I scanned the room a couple of times and even looked outside to see whether there was anyone else but there was not. That was why the committee finished its deliberation. There was no other reason.

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

Mattie McGrath: You should have got a drone.

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

James Lawless: I might need one to keep up with you, although that might be to your credit, given you are a busy man, as I know. I do not want to personalise this, but I do want to rebut very strongly any Member suggesting there was not adequate time, which is completely incorrect. On another point, this is not by any means the end of the debate on the pact. The next Dáil might feature a...

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

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to talk about this migration pact. I am totally opposed to this pact, as are most people in the country. In the council elections a few weeks ago, the biggest issue was immigration. The people do not the trust the Ministers with this pact. It was disingenuous of the Minister, Deputy McEntee, to try to confuse the issue last night by saying we need migrant workers. Yes, we do,...

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

Jim O'Callaghan: We should never tire of reminding people that Independence transformed the fortunes of this country and the people who live here. It transformed the country from being a provincial backwater of the United Kingdom into being a modern European state. In looking for evidence of that transformation, we probably need look no further than at the impact of migration into and out of Ireland over...

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

Dessie Ellis: Generations of Irish people were forced to emigrate to places like the United States, Australia and England as a result of famine, poverty and conflict. Irish people for the most part have made a positive contribution to their adopted lands. Often newly arrived Irish people faced discrimination, racism and ostracisation. It is not that long ago that there were signs in England saying,...

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

Michael Collins: The decision to join the EU migration pact is a significant one for Ireland with far-reaching implications. This pact is essentially a set of rules and guidelines for managing migration within the European Union and could place a substantial economic and social burden on the country. It could strain public services and local amenities including housing and medical services, which are...

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

Peter Burke: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this very important debate on the asylum and migration pact. From a country with a population of more than 5 million, I know how many people we have who claim Irish descent right across the world. There are approximately 70 million people around the globe. That is so much a part of our story and what it means to be Irish and the shared experiences...

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

Denis Naughten: The aim of the migration pact is to create a fair and efficient asylum system, ensuring that EU member states share responsibility equitably, while also streamlining the asylum process. This is a commendable goal. What is imperative in this debate is that we have an accurate handle on the scale of migration. As of 1 January 2022, there were 23.8 million non-EU citizens residing within the...

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

Rose Conway-Walsh: Sinn Féin and I believe Ireland can create a fair and efficient asylum system in a better way. We will vote against the migration and asylum pact. We oppose it for very good reasons. First, it undermines human rights. That has to be the basis of everything. That must be the basis of the message that goes out from this House. All people are equal. I will never support any...

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

Darragh O'Brien: If the Minister, Deputy Foley, comes in - she is in a committee at the moment - I will share time with her. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important motion. The EU migration pact forms a central part of our national response to the migration crisis. It is collective action working together to address a common challenge in a humanitarian way. That is part of the best...

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

Norma Foley: I appreciate the opportunity to express my support for the EU migration and asylum pact. Migration has been always with us and has been always a part of the fabric of our life here. We in Ireland have a particular affinity with the United States, for example, and so many of our people went to the United States when times were very difficult here in Ireland, so we in Ireland have an...

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

Bríd Smith: We will be opposing this proposal, although not for similar reasons to any mentioned in the House today. I reject the idea that this is all about our sovereignty. I want to start from the point of view of looking at why we have this pact in the first place. It has been said repeatedly by backbenchers on the Government side that we need a fair, firm, efficient and enforced process for...

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

Robert Troy: I thank the Minister of State for sharing time with me. It is fair to say that, as a consequence of war, famine, climate change and general unrest across the globe, migration is something that we will be dealing with as a country for a considerable time to come. Despite what people in the Opposition claim, if we want to deal with this issue comprehensively, we cannot do so alone. The...

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

Martin Browne: Ireland needs to be able to adapt its approach to match our particular circumstances and any further challenges that may arise in future. Shackling ourselves by agreeing to an all-or-nothing approach is not in our interests and we will be voting no on the Government’s proposal. Most people recognise that people genuinely fleeing injustice and seeking asylum should be given...