International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage
Dail Éireann — 2026-02-18
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Gary Gannon (SD), Dublin Central

I do not believe for a second we are being as cautious as is necessary. I do not believe we should be legislating for the detention of children or for the detention of people who have committed no crime. We already have a scenario where a significant amount of the population in our prisons is made up of our people awaiting deportations. That has created a multitude of injustices. It was captured by the Inspector of Prisons in terms of the overcrowding and all the tragedies that exist in our prison system at the moment. I do not want to create more legislative mechanisms or pathways for the detention of people who have committed no crime, especially children.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-18