Ceisteanna ó na Comhaltaí Eile - Other Members’ Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-11-19
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

The Deputy is correct that, while it was the Government overall, the Department of children handled migration. This Government has decided to move migration matters and asylum-seeking issues to the Department of justice. That is happening and that is why I mentioned the Department of justice in this context. It is now dealing with this. The Minister, Deputy O'Callaghan, has no issue meeting Deputy McGrath or other Deputies. We need to be careful with our language. I do not think we can be calling people "rogue contractors" in the House. That is unfair to people. It can create all sorts of-----

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Sitting date: 2025-11-19