Immigration Policy
Seanad Éireann — 2024-05-08
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Sharon Keogan (IND), Industrial and Commercial Panel

I thank the Minister of State. To be quite honest, I am very disappointed. While the Minister of State said that legal advice is provided to a private client, the citizens of Ireland are his clients. The citizens of Ireland need to know what the Attorney General's advice is. The Minister of State is the servant of the people of Ireland. They are the most important people when it comes to the Attorney General's advice. The Government let the people of Ireland down on the referendum on 8 March. It did not publish the advice and we subsequently found out that it misled the public. Here we are again, with another refusal to publish the Attorney General's advice in relation to this EU migration pact.
The tone of the debate will remain respectful. I am talking about illegal immigration and migration into this country. We all know the benefit when people come to this country on work permits and the contributions they make. Do not muddy the waters with that last line.

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Sitting date: 2024-05-08