Criminal Justice (Smuggling of Persons) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-04
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Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South

Before calling on the Minister of State to reply, I find myself unable to resist referencing the statements made by Deputies Howlin and Devlin on INIS. It strikes me as extraordinary that we have created an entity and populated that entity, and yet it is not possible for us to have a conversation with a live human being within that entity. The only method of communication is by way of email, which seems an extraordinary development.

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Sitting date: 2021-11-04