Seanad debates
Friday, 30 April 2004
Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage.
12:00 pm
Brendan Ryan (Labour)
Yes, Minister, to coin a phrase. The non-EU nationals come here to work, come as asylum seekers or come to have their children. They are, therefore, of childbearing age. They also come from cultures where the average family size is considerably bigger than ours.
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