International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-18
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Brian Stanley (IND), Laois

That is grand, I will keep to it now.
Amendment No. 1, on staffing the centres, is very positive in ensuring that the systems are working, that the resources are there and that the administration and staff are there. I welcome the change in the Sinn Féin position because that was not always the position held - one, two, three or four years ago. I welcome that this change is happening now, because with what was there, if that was advocated and carried through, we would not have the services to meet that. I will be supporting positive amendments here. There are some good parts in the Bill, which I will certainly be voting for, but it needs further work.
It is a pity we do not have more time to go through this. There are many amendments in a short space of time. As has been said, when you have just one member of staff, that can be difficult.

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