Emer Currie
Question:614. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration for an update on his Department’s priorities for Ireland’s EU Council Presidency. [49584/26]
View answerTuesday, 30 June 2026
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My Department is committed to playing its part in delivering a successful Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which begins tomorrow. This will be a significant undertaking for Ireland, particularly in the Justice and Home Affairs, and Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Councils, which we are preparing for at Government and Departmental levels.
Ireland’s policy programme for the Presidency was published on 10 June and sets out our ambitions for the six-month period. Priorities in my area of responsibility are centred around three themes which overlap significantly with my domestic priorities; advancing a fair, firm, rules-based approach to migration, asylum and returns; keeping Europe safe and secure; and the protection of fundamental rights and the rule of law and promotion of digitalisation.
detail on the priorities and ambitions under each of these headings can be found in the Justice and Home Affairs Council and the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council Chapters of the Presidency Policy Programme, published at the following link: irish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/media/3wkh4tto/irish-presidency-of-the-council-of-the-european-union-2026.pdf.