Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Senator Keogan. I appreciate the points she raised. On behalf of the Minister, I assure her that the Irish Constitution requires that the pact will come before both TDs and Senators, and that is exactly what is going to happen. There will be full debates in the Dáil and Seanad and it will also be discussed at the joint committee. As with all new legislation, the Bill will be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny and the full legislative process in both the Dáil and the Seanad will take place as usual. The EU asylum and migration pact will ensure, as I said, that Europe acts as a collective in terms of how migration, asylum in particular, is managed to ensure the system is firmer and fairer. I look forward to further debate in this regard.