Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if the temporary protection mechanism directive has been discussed or invoked by Europe in response to the Syrian refugee crisis. [8400/14]

Alan Shatter (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Council Directive 2001/55/EC deals with minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof. Article 5 of the Directive states that the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons shall be established by a Council Decision adopted by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, which shall also examine any request by a Member State that it shall submit a proposal to the Council. To date the Commission has not made a proposal under Article 5 of the Directive in connection with the conflict in Syria .