Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 February 2023
185. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the need for a public information campaign in respect of the national response to the arrival of refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland. [9028/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraDeputy, further to your question on the need for a public information campaign in respect of the national response to the arrival of refugees and asylum seekers in Ireland, the Department of the Taoiseach has convened a Senior Officials Group (SOG) which is looking at the issue of community engagement and communications. My Department, and several others are engaged in that process. That is evaluating the most effective methods of engaging with communities in respect of refugees and international protection applicants. A new community engagement and communications approach will be agreed, to be implemented under the auspices of Minister Joe O'Brien T.D., who has a specific mandate in this regard, once the SOG has completed its work over the next weeks.
