Marc MacSharry (Fianna Fail)

I know those involved and I can state that Ms Izevbekhai's children speak with Sligo accents. Regardless of the law or any considerations relating to FGM, these people have lived in Sligo — they call it home — for quite a period of years. It is clear that a large proportion of the local community would like them to remain living in the area. On the basis of the human considerations involved, a decision should be made to allow these people to stay in Ireland.