Barry Ward (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Ba mhaith liom a rá go bhfuil an-mhuinín agam de bharr an mhéid atá ráite ag an Aire Stáit.

The description of a whole-of-government response is tremendously important. I welcome commitments the Minister of State made to having people in the airports available to meet people as they come off planes because, as has been said already, they will be in a distraught condition in no uncertain terms.

I hope that we can extend that famous céad míle fáilte to them in every respect and accommodate them in every way that we can as they come here. It is the least that we can do. It is the least that we would expect to be done for us if the shoe were on the other foot. I welcome the moves and I look forward to delivery of those commitments from the Government.