Dáil debates

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation

 

1:00 pm

Photo of Danny Healy-RaeDanny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Ireland seems to be taking in far more Ukrainian refugees than is any other European country. We seem to be far more generous with our social welfare payments and all the other benefits. There should be a uniform rate of social welfare payment across the European Union. I ask that all refugees and asylum seekers who arrive here without any documentation be asked to provide their original identity details within six or eight weeks after coming here. No Irish people qualify for any payment without providing their details. Many Irish families cannot visit their relatives and friends abroad in places like Australia, while refugees who have come here are able to do so.

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