International Protection Bill 2026: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2026-03-19
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Sharon Keogan (IND), Industrial and Commercial Panel

-----people seeking asylum at this moment in time in Europe, and almost 32,000 here in this country. We are the country with the third highest number of applicants in the entire EU. Only Cyprus, which is a front-line State, and Luxembourg, which has a tiny population, are ahead of us. We have more than six applications for every thousand people. That is higher than Greece and Italy, both of which are states on the front line of the ongoing crisis. I hope the Minister of State will consider my amendments.

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Sitting date: 2026-03-19