Seanad debates

Tuesday, 4 February 2003

Immigration Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage.

 

I make no apology for saying that if one comes to this country and invokes our asylum law, one must take it seriously, because there are moral considerations at play. People cannot have it both ways. They cannot say that it is a one way street and that all the obligations lie with the State. People who enter the system and who are cavalier about their obligations are free to walk away and leave the financial penalties to be paid by the State.

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