Family Reunification
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-27
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Gary Gannon (SD), Dublin Central

Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. I am very familiar with the differences between the three schemes, which is why I very specifically framed my question in the context of the family reunification scheme under the refugee scheme. I am glad the Minister gave me an exact figure of 669 because I found it quite eye-opening when he was doing an interview with "RTÉ News: Six One" a couple of weeks ago when this scheme was announced. He was asked the exact same question and his answer was that it was approximately 1,000. There is a big difference between approximately 1,000 and 669.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-27