{"id":2026,"date":"2023-02-01T13:39:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/gannon-calls-for-all-party-committee-on-refugee-integration\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T13:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T13:39:38","slug":"gannon-calls-for-all-party-committee-on-refugee-integration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/gannon-calls-for-all-party-committee-on-refugee-integration\/","title":{"rendered":"Gannon calls for all-party committee on refugee integration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Committee could also create strategies to combat the rise of far-right groups<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has called for the establishment of an emergency cross-party Oireachtas committee on refugee integration in response to recent protests targeting asylum seekers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a complete information vacuum at the moment, which is being filled by misinformation peddled by the far-right and racist groups. Local communities around the country are being fed a constant diet of lies and fear by people who are simply intent on whipping up hysteria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA special Oireachtas committee should be immediately set up in response to the ongoing protests, which are becoming increasingly sinister and threatening in nature. Such a committee could help ensure that information on proposed refugee accommodation is effectively communicated and disseminated in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn all-party committee could also focus on creating strategies to combat far-right groups and individuals, who are cynically taking advantage of the refugee crisis for their own nefarious purposes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTDs from all parties should have a key role in devising a long-term plan for the arrival of future international protection applicants while evaluating accommodation capacity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Taoiseach gave a positive response to my proposal in the D\u00e1il today, but this must be followed up by urgent action before the situation escalates further.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>February 1, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committee could also create strategies to combat the rise of far-right groups Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has called for the establishment of an emergency cross-party Oireachtas committee on refugee integration in response to recent protests targeting asylum seekers. \u201cThere is a complete information vacuum at the moment, which is being filled by misinformation peddled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[316,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gary-gannon","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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