Pa Daly (Kerry, Sinn Fein)
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252. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to deal with the end of the Temporary Protection Directive in March 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42124/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, the Temporary Protection Directive has been extended until March 2026 at a meeting of the European Council in June 2024, thereby providing certainty for beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who can continue to avail of the protections that the Directive provides during this time. Consideration as to the arrangements to be put in place following the expiry of the Directive are ongoing, both within the Government and at an EU level, in recognition of the need for certainty for beneficiaries of temporary protection in the EU when the Directive is no longer active.

The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot pre-empt the outcome of future discussions and decisions of either the EU or the Government in this regard, however, Ireland supports the strong call from EU Member States for a harmonised approach to this question.