Immigration to Ireland - policies, challenges, and solutions *Read OP before posting*

Well said

The crazy thing is on top of us taking this massive proportion of Ukrainians it's still an open door for thousand's fleeing non war torn countries claiming international "protection". We're being scammed to bits here. If the government held a referendum tomorrow asking if this should stop immediately and indefinitely people would vote yes.

I'm starting to realise democracy ain't all it's made out to be.

RTE staff badgering local public reps again this morning - Mary v Jennifer Murnane Carlow FF TD. Mary relentlessly asking TD were they at protests in Carlow. Apparently the large group males that were to be coming to Carlow are now to be replaced with families a la Ballinrobe. But I noted a caveat that this arrangement might just be for now, to get them started like and Carlow & Ballinrobe and others will see the families replaced in time.

Fact is, the majority of public services are in greater Dublin. It has been public policy for many years to reduce services in regional areas and concentrate them in Dublin and to lesser extent in Cork & Galway. So the obvious solution is that proportionally the large majority of refugees and asylum migrants should be housed in greater Dublin where the services are. And if they land up as neighbours of RTE news staff and politicians, business people and senior civil servants, well that will be a good result for all.

She said millions of people are on the move around the world, adding that "this is a global problem, this is not just Ireland. It's not a temporary problem. We need to be able to respond more permanently."

That's McEntee this morning. Looks like they are scaling up for bigger numbers.

So more NGO's and charities, all funded by the government.

The window of opportunity to slam the door on this is rapidly closing.

I presume you are not in business so, you can't be. If you were and had such a premises that suited, you would most certainly weigh up income streams v costs and effort. There is good regular guaranteed income to be made from accommodating refugees/ asylum migrants. Versus a business model of hospitality with a rising raft of costs. This is exactly why these premises are popping up around the country.

And you haven't answered, how do you earn your crust? I earn mine in part from the above.

There are also loads of chancers pretending to be Ukrainian.

What happens to a single Dad with 2 children with him?

Is that classed as a family or is not allowed in the shelter?

He gets to sue for sexist discrimination.

Rubbish. We have an opt out as part of the Lisbon treaty,

And regarding the GC, there is no arbitration stipulated in the treaty that can compel a country to accept them.

A good recession is needed here to stop this madness.the imf coming in with bells and whistles this time

It's because of the last recession we're in this mess where the government want to increase our population to help pay off our massive debt. **** that last thing we need is another recession that would push a few hundred thousand Irish abroad and lead to a bigger debt.

Anyone see this?

Pakistani's now obtaining Ukrainian citizenship before flying here and claiming Asylum as a refugee. Video of them at airport.

There is some truth in that - during recession the gap between rich & poor narrows. What this current policy is about is rampant growth, fed on cheap labour and widening the gap between the haves and have nots.

All the same its a shocking piss take. Those gentlemen look no more in trouble than me at my keyboard. Onus is on us to take genuine cases but that is a piss take and abuse of a situation. it's depressing actually. That a system can be negated so easily. I didn't even know Ukraine offered citizenship like that. How can the likes of anyone in Government, or the likes of Cuddihy or Coleman stand over that. We will pay these well dressed men 220 a week and keep them while they can rest up and decide what they want to do. Seriously no wonder the country is starting to boil over... for the folk who defend this, after viewing that video is this not an abuse of well intentioned system?

60 year old (wtf!) Pakistanis claiming to be Ukrainians looking for asylum , should be on the next plane out!

60 years old.

Whats there left to say anymore.