EU commissioner in Dublin to discuss Migration Pact

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Overhaul of the EU's screening and registration of asylum seekers The pact foresees an overhaul of the EU's screening and registration of asylum seekers, with an emphasis on faster processing of those arriving in EU member states, combined with a new solidarity mechanism.
62% : The visit comes ahead of the presentation of the EU Drugs Strategy, which the Commissioner will unveil next week.
61% : The EU migration commissioner Magnus Brunner will meet Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan in Dublin this morning for discussions on the EU's Migration Pact, security and Ireland's presidency next year of the European Union.
59% : The Commission recommended that Ireland receive priority support from EU agencies and financial instruments," according to the statement.
57% : The Commissioner will visit Citywest reception centre, which the Government has recently acquired for €148.2 million and which will be a key part of the State's compliance with the EU Migration Pact.
56% : Justice ministers from EU member states, including Minister O'Callaghan, will meet in Brussels on 8 December to negotiate further what allocations might be shared to which member states in such an event.
51% : Separately, member states are negotiating a returns regulation, which could see those whose asylum applications have been refused be sent to so-called returns hubs in third countries deemed safe.

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