Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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Question 232: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if the Government has received requests to invite Palestinian refugees in Iraq to resettle here as part of a humanitarian programme; the Government's response, if they have received such a request; and if they have not their response if they were to be asked. [11641/07]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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No request has been submitted to my Department to resettle Palestinian refugees in Iraq. I should explain to the Deputy, however, that under the resettlement programme, the UNHCR prepare an assessment of global resettlement needs and submit their priorities to an international group of resettlement countries of which Ireland is a member. As part of these priorities, and along with many other prioritised groups, I understand that a group of Palestinians in Iraq have been identified as being in need of resettlement.

Any resettlement response from Ireland will be considered in this overall context.