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Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Violet-Anne Wynne: While I welcome an open and honest conversation in this House about immigration, I am deeply concerned about the need for balance on the matter and our use of language in this House. We need to keep in context the Irish spirit of céad míle fáilte, the history of this island nation, whereby we sent people to far reaches of the four corners of the world. There they set down...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Mick Barry: ...tweet from Conor McGregor after the conviction of Ashling Murphy's killer. McGregor has 1.7 million followers on X, formerly Twitter, very many of them young men. McGregor has been demanding that immigrants who commit crimes should be deported. If enforced in the United States, by the way, this would lead to the deportation of McGregor himself. In 2018, he pleaded guilty to disorderly...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: ...people are decent and generous and want to do their best to help those who are in need. Most Irish people want to provide supports for people fleeing violence and war. It is also important to state that communities across the country have welcomed migrants successfully and that many migrants make a very important contribution to both Irish society and the Irish economy. Aontú is a...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...votes. They should be ashamed of themselves. The idea that a group would submit a motion on asylum seekers, while failing to have a basic understanding of the process, is astounding. The motion states that there is a lack of an objective mechanism to distinguish genuine, ungenuine, legal or illegal asylum seekers. What do the Deputies think the International Protection Office, IPO,...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 1: After "build positive linkages to the benefit of all" to insert the following: "further calls on the Government to: — appoint a dedicated Minister for Immigration and Integration to lead a whole of Government approach to migrant integration, and the provision of emergency accommodation and services; — ensure that, when new...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...when he said that because he was trying to say, "Beware of the outsider; vote for me." Over the past month, we have had another member of the Rural Independents on five different occasions link immigration with criminality; stating on the record of this House that elderly people and women and children are "scared alive". We have another Deputy in the Rural Independents suggest in an...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: I will state clearly what immigration does to this country. I agree that the Irish are all over the world. It is stunning hypocrisy for us. Two weeks after somebody set fire to a bus on O'Connell Street and had a riot through the city, they must be laughing this morning that the national Parliament is having a discussion on immigration. They must have really felt that they achieved their...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Martin Kenny: ...people coming from countries outside of Europe seeking international protection. These two groups are the main focus of people's attention when it comes to what are often genuine concerns around immigration. Those fleeing war in Ukraine must be supported in every way possible. However, the Government's two-tier system, put in place by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, has caused concerns...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Pa Daly: The immigration, migration and asylum debate, like the system, often seems unclear, unfocused and even chaotic, and often sees more disinformation than almost any other issue in the public policy sphere, on common travel areas, EU travel zones, stamp 4, work visas, international protection and the Ukrainian scheme. It is also worth remembering that 100,000 people arrived in Ireland last year...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Michael Collins: ...more than 70% of people said we have done enough. However, this Government has ignored all concerns and rolled on as if the people of Ireland should not be listened to. We all know now that recent statements by the Taoiseach that we should slow the flow have come too late. The massive majority know that the slowing of the flow should have started last year. The Government has made...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...saw so many Irish people emigrate to find safety or work, the Irish people understand what it means to be a migrant, and know how much Irish emigrants contributed to the social and economic fabric of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and so many countries around the world; — that Ireland is at full employment with many employers reporting skills shortages in crucial...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...the Dáil, recognising the vital importance of discussing a matter that is a constant topic of debate in every kitchen, workplace and coffee shop across the nation. The current challenges in the immigration and asylum systems, coupled with the growing concerns of the public, emphasise the urgent need for a thorough and sincere debate on Ireland’s immigration policies and their...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...resources and facilities due to overcrowded accommodations, including repurposed nursing homes for single males; — the lack of an objective mechanism to distinguish "genuine" and "ungenuine" or "legal" and "illegal" asylum seekers undermines the integrity of the immigration and IPAS system, overburdening the entire system and causing anxiety and fear in local communities as a...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Carol Nolan: By now it should be absolutely clear to all but the most wilfully blind that there is no longer a mere disconnect between the Government and our people on the issues of immigration, migration, and asylum. There is in fact a chasm between public and private opinion and the policy of the Government. Opinion poll after opinion poll confirms this. Indeed, I tried to warn the Government of this...

Immigration: Motion [Private Members] (6 Dec 2023)

Carol Nolan: ...cannot continue in the same vein. This certainly also applies to our disastrous deportation policy, which is honoured more in the breach than the observance. I have always sought to ground my statements in fact. That is why I have asked the Oireachtas Library and Research Service to compile an analysis of the deportation procedures in place in other EU member states. I am awaiting that...