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European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Michael Ring: I thank the Deputy. Deputy Catherine Murphy is next.

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: On a brief point of order that is not a response to any comment, the Minister was not present when I spoke and I also want to be associated with the expression of solidarity and to express my regret about what happened to her family, which was terrible.

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Michael Ring: We all agree with the Deputy but that is not a point of order.

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: I too express solidarity with the Minister and her family. There has been discussion in this House over the past few years about the coarsening of debate. We are seeing that going to another level now where we are seeing things falling into the criminal code. There is a real need for leadership right across the House on that. We need a well-managed asylum system, irrespective of the...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Paul Donnelly: Irish people are good, decent and caring people. There are thousands of examples of where we have welcomed people seeking asylum into our country. That needs to be acknowledged. I broadly welcome the movement today of migrants who have been living in tents along Mount Street. The situation is not tenable due to the appalling conditions for the migrants and the serious disruptions to the...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Rose Conway-Walsh: Sinn Féin believes that Ireland can better create a fair, efficient and enforced immigration system by exercising its rights to opt out of a majority of the EU pact's proposals. Sinn Féin opposed the migration and asylum pact for very good reasons. First, it undermines human rights. At the justice committee yesterday, several human rights organisations outlined a number of...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Michael Ring: Much as I agree with the Deputy, I must call Deputy Martin Browne.

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I would have been happy to allow Deputy Conway-Walsh speak for another minute if she wanted. As has been said, the Government is taking the wrong path here. The majority of measures in the EU's migration and asylum pact are not in Ireland's interests. Through its determination to bind itself to every element of this pact, the Government believes it can distance itself from its own...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

John Brady: The core of the issue we are discussing is the Government’s shambolic approach to the asylum issue from the outset. The Government is now attempting to present the EU migration pact as a catch-all solution to the current crisis, the root of which lies in the Government’s failure to develop a coherent plan. Ultimately, it is operating a reactionary approach to events as they...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: We believe the Government is taking the wrong approach on this migration compact. We believe Ireland is in a unique position. It has a unique opportunity. Ourselves and Denmark are the only countries that have the flexibility to opt out. We have that flexibility going back to recognition of the fact that Ireland is in a common travel area with Britain. There are a number of reasons the...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Richard O'Donoghue: People in this country are scared. They are scared about what the Government has done and about the lack of information available to them. This pact signs Ireland up to have almost 30,000 migrants coming into this country and if we do not accept these migrants, there is a clause that says it will cost €20,000 for each persons we do not accept. If we do not accept 30,000 migrants,...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: I am glad to get the opportunity to talk on this very important topic. It is one that everyone is talking about where I come from. The people I represent are very worried about opting in to this new migration pact. They are asking why Denmark is not opting in. We are an island nation and we do not have much natural resources. Working people working, including farmers and businesspeople,...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

James Browne: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Eireann" and substitute the following: "notes that: - migration is a European challenge that requires a European response, which should include comprehensive policies in relation to both the internal and external dimensions of migration, with full and due respect for fundamental rights under European Union (EU) and...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Michael Collins: I thank the Minister of State for being here. It is very disappointing, however, that a senior Minister is not present to discuss this issue. I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, but surely an issue as important as this deserves having a senior Minister before us. When it comes to this issue of an asylum pact, it is a deal done by a dirty Government and it will not be forgotten...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Chair and the Minister of State. I also thank the staff in Deputy Mattie McGrath's office who did a lot of work and research in putting forward this very important motion. I also want to address people who are critical of the Rural Independent Group and say we are trying to be inflammatory with this motion. They are wrong. What we are trying to do is hold the Government to...

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

European Union Migration and Asylum Pact: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2024)

Carol Nolan: I move: That Dáil Éireann: notes that: - Ireland requires a migration system that is not only well-managed and fair, but also stringent, efficient, and effectively enforced to safeguard our borders and our communities; - the Government imposing large-scale immigration on a local population without consultation is inappropriate, considering the complexity and potential...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I had a wonderful visit to Howth portal tomb recently. Also known as Aideen’s Grave, it dates from the Neolithic period and is a recorded monument situated in the Howth demesne townland. Within a peninsula of great historical, archaeological and amenity importance, it is an important landmark. As a recorded monument, Aideen’s Grave...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Cian O'Callaghan: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He was able to be brought on the visit by a local tour guide. However, if one happened to be a member of the local community who wanted to do similar with that tour guide, one would not be able to. A schoolchild from one of the local schools who was previously brought there on an organised visit by that group cannot do so any more. The...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: As a recorded monument, Aideen's Grave is already afforded protection under the National Monuments Act. When the Historical and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 is commenced, I will give consideration to exercising powers under section 89(5), if necessary and appropriate, in this or any other instance. It is not something I can decide in advance.