Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

When Ukrainian refugees get work here, what happens if and when some of them lose their jobs and seek to make a regular claim for benefits and face understandable difficulties providing documentation etc.? Similarly, if they are around retirement age and wish to claim a pension, will the full State pension be provided or will their pension be based on their work record in the European Union, which would result in a very low pension despite their perhaps having worked their whole lives? The same question applies to maternity benefits. It is important that all people in the State have access to the same social welfare entitlements. We cannot have a situation where Ukrainians' status evolves into being second class in the welfare system. For that to happen would leave them more open to exploitation from unscrupulous employers etc.

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