Ukrainian refugees in Ireland - Megathread

I'm not joking. Two months would have been too long for the likes of Poland but not here, we are not on the front line. Poland has people living in stadia, we do not, yet.

The fact that we are facing space shortages is because the quality of accommodation provided to date is high, relatively speaking.

In any case, no one has backed out because it's taken too long to have refugees placed with them. They've backed out because they've realised once the Twitter good feels sheen has worn off, they'll be supporting another family in their property in an open ended way. Something they should've realised before promising and wasting everyone's time.

@Strumms The US are already increasing interest rates it’s inevitable in Europe too. They need to fight inflation. The supply shock might cause a short pump but once interest rates go up the size of mortgages issued will drop too, I’d imagine banks are already issuing less approvals already.

Could she not get her buddy in Tayto Park to give them a job to get them out of the house.

I see the Indo has reported this about McEntee but I cannot see it elsewhere. I supposed other media outlets will not deem it newsworthy, it being a 'personal' matter etc. Happy to be corrected if it crops up on the TV news tonight.

If people had backed out because they've gone around the system that would absolutely be reported widely by the media in order to shame the official response to move faster. And surely if you've taken someone in, you'd answer the phone to let the red cross know when they enquire.

It is far more likely that the majority have backed out because it's dawned on them just what a huge, open-ended commitment they are getting into. It's the kind of thing that they should've considered before signing up and making the process so much more difficult, but Twitter likes and their personal moralising to others is far more important than anything else.

I'd be more concerned by this sentence from her:

“Obviously we want to encourage people to come forward, and not to force anybody to have to give up the property or accommodation."

What does she mean "force" people? Requisition privately owned property?

She wouldn't encourage by leading by example and opening up her mansion? Nah.

Government reconfirms there is no limit to entry

Which do you think is more likely: people withdrawing their offer and/or becoming uncontactable because they have changed their mind, or your excuse that they have gone down to hotels themselves and brought home a family.

If you think that the latter has happened beyond in more than 1% of cases then you live in Fantasy-land and there is no helping you.

It helps them get to their political goals

At what stage did i say either was the majority ? Because I have no idea why some people withdrew . I dont know these people

McEntee playing a dangerous game in some pathetic attempt to look morally righteous in the immediate term. This soundboarding of a 'forced government take-over of private property to house refugees' is only going to do one thing, which is breed an extreme level of resentment and anger that she and her gang are not accustomed to.

All these refugees being brought in and if it wasn’t for volunteers they would have no nappies or toiletries or clean underwear . Thank god someone is taking responsibility and looking after them . Then giving them a bed to lie on is all well and good but they need so much more than that