Seanad debates

Thursday, 27 March 2003

Employment Permits Bill 2003: Second Stage.

 

The "No" campaign tried to scare voters with fairy stories about eastern European immigration to Ireland following the Nice referendum. Academic studies by the European Commission indicate that such fears of large migration are hugely exaggerated. The studies concluded that the numbers of East-West migrants will be small, economic and social policy will act as further restraint on migration, and the impact of migration will be influenced by geography and sectors, with Germany and Austria seeing the largest numbers of migrants.

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