Seanad debates
Tuesday, 4 February 2003
Immigration Bill 2002: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage.
I ask Senators to remember that it is not a question of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform being hard-hearted or a skinflint. I am dealing with an area – this includes the consequences of asylum seeking – that absorbs €300 million every year. That is a massive sum and there are moral choices involved. As long as that money is not being invested into other areas, many socially deserving projects that Senators would like to see funded will have to go without.
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