Time for a zero refugee policy? - *Read OP for mod warnings and threadbans - updated 11/5/24*

It's not even a useless argument, it's no kind of argument at all

Never criticise a doctor unless you're prepared to go to med school yourself

Never criticise a bus driver unless you're going to apply to drive the 46A yourself

It just makes no sense. The fact is that ministers are highly paid and are here to govern and protect the interests of Ireland so we should expect them to do a good job

Lots of people here seem quite sensitive to the idea they should stand for election. I don't understand why. The country is falling apart and our current set of politicians are useless and yet all any of you will do is write hundreds of pages worth of essays and expect someone else to fix the issues?

Our current politicians have nothing to fear so. Literally can ignore all of you.

There will be tent cities in regional towns. Regardless we are on a hiding to nothing.

Sunak 'not interested' in pursuing deal with Ireland on asylum seekers (RTE)

time for a massive rethink here - the UKs approach to migration is akin to a declaration of war on the country our very social cohesion, economic and cultural security is at stake

I think we'll have enough somewhat less than grounded in reality anti-immigration candidates at the next elections.

No need to encourage any more thank you!

This is a ridiculous argument. A politician's whole reason for being (in theory anyway!) is to stand for the will, needs and interests of his/her constituents and country as a whole when it comes to TDs.

For that they are elected and entrusted with the responsibility and duty of carrying this out. They are rewarded/compensated accordingly, and backed up by an army of civil servants, experts, and advisors to help.

To say "do it yourself then" is a nonsensical statement. They applied for, were elected to and are beig paid to do the job. Now they need to get on with it!

Was been talked about 11 months ago on Newstalk, a reporter was at Mount street talking to international protection applicants. Alot said they came via the North. The government are behind on this as they are with most things.

Ireland as usual caught up in the crossfire between Brexit and the EU. Very foolish of our government not to have recognised this likely outcome in the Brexit negotiations and leave us exposed.

Whether we like it or not, we're a bit of a football to be kicked about by interests in the UK and EU. Geographically & historically we have always aligned more with Britain and now finding out again why that basic reality applies.

You'd never know, we might get a Moloney version of Meloni some day soon. Brothers (and sisters) of Ireland maybe.

marked.

This will all blow up in UKs face.

Just like with the border, and brexit.

NI unionists to go under the bus.

Yes, the way this has emerged in the last week has been quite odd. Looking at the Newsnight figures, it seems that asylum seekers may have been arriving this way from NI a year ago or even much further back. It's strange that the Govt has stumbled into a row with the UK over something that may have been going on for ages…..doesn't reflect well on them (and the Tories will of course use this row for domestic propaganda purposes).