Ireland running out of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees due to surge in non-Ukrainian refugees?

Winter looks to be starting in Ukraine in the next couple of weeks. This could spark a new wave of immigrants. How have the government prepared for this predictable event?

The volume, the fact that the majority are not genuine, as shown by the rejection rates (63 percent rejected across the EU) . The ease of cross continent travel is another

It's insulting to stereotype any group of people these days I thought.

What exactly makes them vulnerable? Is it high London rent? Poor welfare in France?

It's clear the Russians are prepping for a big offensive, they are laying waste to Ukraine's infrastructure, If there is no electricity no heat etc, the civilian population of Ukraine will will have to move West, simple as.

Where is the plan from the morons in Govt Here?

All the head in the sand stuff from some posters here will not make a jot of difference to the cold hard reality of several hundred thousand Ukrainians coming here.

If the Govt wants to deliver on their promises they should pay households to house Ukrainians roughly equivalent to what the hotels are getting.

Varadkar constantly drones on about "a level playing field"

So how about it?

You are correct, my wording was not right. I meant people coming that will need to be accommodated. There needs to be a plan in place now with tens of thousands of beds organised. Have the government even attempted to organise this? Or will they again wait till the people arrive and then just say Putin did it.

Why do people keep saying this. It means absolutely nothing.

And the government is meant to represent all the people not just the NGOs, media types and luvvies that want to achieve open borders.

Maybe to you and others it is only a few backwards types and far right that is concerned, but the number getting peed off is growing considerably.

And a government and a state ignores people at their peril.

Irish people tend to stomach a lot, but when they finally voice an opinion it is quiet a loud voice.

This is a bit like the Irish construction bubble. Then we thought we could have an economy by selling over priced houses to each other.

Now some think we can replace the massive tourist industry by dumping into tourist ares taxpayer funded "refugees".

Lunacy that will be found out once recession hits.

None of the mainstream parties are asking questions because they are scared sh**less of raising their head above the parapet lest they get savaged by the media (fook sake RTE is now full of modern liberals) and on social media.

The last presidential election showed that.

Added to that some of the leaders actually believe some of this shyte, possibly to ingratiate themselves with international bodies to get one of the cushy jobs that get handed out to those with favourable media profiles.

Oh and I notice you just mention Ukrainians with no reference to all the other assorted thousands.

Maybe that was a WERE rather than an ARE.

Again YOU may not be affected, but more and more people are being affected.

Heard recent conversation about third level college applications and how students can no longer afford to go away to college, so they are not applying to far off colleges so now only choosing local colleges.

And it is all because accommodation is getting scarcer and more expensive.

That is just one item that these huge refugee numbers are not helping, but making worse.

Then add in the effects in tourist locations come next spring and summer.

That is when the real sh**storm will manifest itself.

My ideology is to seek to give protection to those who are in dire need of it, while acknowledging that we have finite resources. What’s wrong with that?

In reality those seeking protection are going to keep coming as things stand. The only way to stop it is to change the relevant legislation/conventions etc which is highly unlikely.

I would prefer though to be granting limited entry to those who actually need protection (and identified as such) rather than letting any random undocumented person who turns up at the border and says they need protection stay for an indefinite time.