Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

Like those of other states, the Irish immigration system caters for various categories of migrant with different conditions applicable to each one. At one end of the scale, persons granted refugee status have extensive rights. High skilled workers also benefit from favourable conditions. Permission to remain in the State as a student, on the other hand, is a very limited form of permission aimed solely at facilitating the student to undertake a course of study. The student is expected to be self-sufficient during his or her stay.

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