Ukrainian refugees in Ireland - Megathread

So who's benchmark would you like us to work off?

The notion that this woman could be a future leader of FG (just like Leo she's all spin and trend following populism, but extremely short on actual results as any listen to the news headlines on the latest killing/attack will tell you), or worse potentially a future Taoiseach is a very worrying thought.

It's not impossible either unfortunately. Leo managed it after all and she's most definitely cut from the same cloth.

She is but at least Varadkar has some kind of intellectual capacity. She’s a complete dimwit. Baffles me how Varadkars clipboard holder can now be “Justice minister”. She’s never had an original thought in her life. She’s not even a good communicator which on some level Varadkar is.

Forcefully taking property off people is a different kettle of fish though. If they try that, I'd hope people would push back instead of bending over.

Ours, that the wellbeing of Irish citizens and taxpayers are not compromised by rapidly increasing population.

there are 27 countries in the EU.. Ireland is only behind Luxembourg as relates to growth rate of our population which is about 1.2% per year… which over a decade and beyond is scary..

I think the families accepted people to help and good on em… challenging no doubt, but that was to be expected. ‘ unable to cope ‘ is not surprising.

I know a homeless guy who has been moved out of his hostel to another town, far from the hospital he has to go to for medical treatment and he'll have no money for 2 weeks as his post office is moving to the other town.

Ukrainians are going into where he was living.

The Indo reporting this morning that households could be paid up to 400 a month if they take in refugees to help cover the added utility costs but also to encourage more to volunteer.

Red Cross says that more than half of the initial offers have fallen through with less than 200 people successfully placed so far, yet Micheal Martin insisting that we are not considering caps on arrivals despite them now ending up in halls and community centres.

At this point, we have to ask what is really going on here. We are clearly not able to sustain the numbers that are already arriving, let alone even more, but the government is insisting there'll be no limits set.

Is it simply Micheal and Co not wanting to lose face on the international stage after the initial kneejerk "we will take them!" reaction? Are they under pressure from the EU to keep the doors open? Is it part of the stated goal of increasing the population significantly by 2040?

I'm starting to think there's something more to it than just altruism given that the reality vs the pronouncements, and now the suggestion of paying people in order to keep taking refugees in.

Sorry, you think you could move another family into your house and there would be no extra cost apart from "showers"? 😂

You didn't think it through before making that statement did you?

Yes the refugee's will be entitled to social welfare payments. There is no obligation on them though to hand any money over to their hosts for food etc.