Amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Ireland

From the RTE article:

She also said that a deportation order does not necessarily prevent a person from applying or being successful but that each individual and application will be vetted.

If there is a serious criminal conviction or otherwise outstanding, she said, then that is something that the Minister for Justice will have to take into account.

........'take into account'

"Have to take into account serious criminal convictions..."

Almost sounds like they are apogizing for this. Why doesn't the government figure out why illegal immigrants with serious criminal convictions remain in Ireland. Why doesn't she deport them?

Also, has there been a definition of what is considered a minor criminal conviction? If there is a human victim at the other end of that conviction should they just shut their mouth while the convicted criminal is given Irish citizenship?

Why are no media outlets or journalists asking these questions?

Recent PEW research in the UK puts their illegal population at 800,000 to 1.2 million. The Irish equivalent would be roughly 80-100,000. Minister is claiming 17,000.

I've one last question that someone may be able to help with.

Has there been any elected politician, either TD or councilor connected with any political party in Ireland who has objected to this? I'd like to contact them if so.

Not independents because I know a few off them will object.

"The application fee for a single person is €550, while the fee for a family application is €700."

They're bitching that the undocumented have to pay an application fee.

My citizenship application for another E.U. country cost that and I also needed to pay for translation fees of Certificates from English and Language tests and citizenship tests. They want an Irish passport and they want it for free.

Just working this through in my head: if they can't afford citizenship then once given the passport for free then Social Welfare can't refuse the whole gamut of social welfare supports.

No... it doesn't give them citizenship. It provides them with the legal visa to work and live in Ireland. That's it. (Which is bad enough IMHO).

The problem relating to citizenship is that their period of living here illegally will be accepted as the required time needed for citizenship applications. So, they'll be able to apply the same as anyone else who has jumped through the legal hoops.

It's a joke because this amnesty seeks to reward those who have broken our laws... (but it doesn't reward them with citizenship, although it is wiping the slate clean.)

Dependents are not the same as children. You can have dependents of any age.

well... let's consider the difference in our interpretations.

A) You've decided that it refers to how parents view their own children, but extended beyond that, to cover the description in the article.

B) I'm looking at the legal definition of what is considered an Adult and a Child.

Typically, when you see such an article, which definition would most likely to be used? The legal definition which is specific, or the vague reference with any number of interpretations. Unless, of course, the intent is to tug heart strings and encourage sympathy, in which case, the vague reference would be more suitable.

And drop the "Calm down" and outrage comments. All it does is show your desire to dismiss other peoples concerns on topics.