John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans that are in place to address the situation of beneficiaries of temporary protection in the State once the temporary protection directive ends in March 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26058/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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I can advise the Deputy that EU Council Implementing Decision 2022/382 applied the provisions of the Temporary Protection Directive to persons displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including persons recognised as refugees in Ukraine. At a meeting of EU Home Affairs Ministers on 13 June 2024, political agreement was reached to extend the Temporary Protection Directive until March 2026.

Ireland and fellow member states continue to consider what provisions will be made for beneficiaries of Temporary Protection when the Directive is no longer active. The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot pre-empt future discussions and decisions of either the EU or the Government in this regard.