International Agreements
Dail Éireann — 2026-07-01
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Matt Carthy (SF), Cavan-Monaghan

-----or is holding back? If the Minister wants it and says that the British Government is not refusing, where is the delay in securing a bilateral arrangement? Does he accept that designating Britain a safe third country is pointless if we do not have a returns agreement in place? What proviso or mechanism in law will the Minister use to implement returns if there is no bilateral agreement?

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Sitting date: 2026-07-01