Immigration Policy
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-27
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Colm Brophy (FG), Dublin South-West

I fully understand and accept what the Deputy is saying about the situations people find themselves in. There is no question that I, and the people on the coalface of operating this scheme, really understand the implications of somebody being accepted or not accepted into the programme. However, as I outlined to the Deputy, the programme is a very specific programme in how it actually handles people. Someone who comes in under the programme is provided with a very comprehensive wraparound range of services, which includes everything from English-language provision to community supports and structures. This enables those who arrive under the programme to integrate into Ireland very quickly and fully. It is because of that and because of the capacity constraints within the ability to deliver that programme that we believe setting the figure at 50 on an incremental basis per year is the best way to ensure that not only are we bringing people in, which we want to do, but also that we are delivering fully to them the most comprehensive service as part of the programme when they arrive.

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Sitting date: 2026-01-27