Ukrainian refugees in Ireland - Megathread

You'd want to be careful. I know you've been gone 21 years, but you would be better off not publishing your location online. People have long memories.

One would presume that, coming from Dublin like that, you were likely either on the run, or in witness protection, after a life of criminality. Whichever one it was, it wouldn't great to be giving away your location. Your old buddies might be still looking for you 😋

Why would they have to pay for anything? Jesus I remember well back in the 90s/early 00s my poor parents scraping together the money in September for our bus tickets. I do remember not having it on time and the CIE inspector threatening to kick us off- Think the price went up considerably when you went to secondary school. Yet now we have e this cohort who have every “entitlement” thrown at them yet don’t have to pay a cent towards a bus (nor indeed the exchequer here). I am furious about the whole scam

Imo a lot of people are keeping their powder dry on that one, not speaking out lest they be called "racist" or "far right" for daring to have the most innocent questions on the direction of our nation, or where is the money coming from? what sort of country will we leave for our grandchildren? , then again we go into the polling booths and what options have we ?? The 4 main parties seem to be as one and any mature discussion or debate is verboten by the new church, we know whats best for the country, don't be troubling yerselves little people, those matters are far too complicated for ye, now off to work my little drones, somebody's gotta pay for the great new utopia thats a comin

I think there’s going to be a huge backlash vote for Independent candidates- SF aren’t going to do as well as they think- to any logical thinking person they are the same as FF FG Greens- you couldn’t slip 6 pence between any of their Marxist big government agendas. SFs position is supportive of all government policies just with the proviso “you need to do more”. Very inspiring

How on earth did someone decide that once they arrived in Ireland as well as providing free accommodation and food we'll throw in 205 euro a week to each adult, free medical care, free education. Schools that were overcrowded and missing special needs assistants are now being told to take in more children with no English, how are they going to be taught without impacting on the education of the current Irish children. Doctors in Kerry with full patient lists being "persuaded" to take on another 50 Ukranians.

No doubt when the war is over we'll have more men arriving. Are we planning on using hotels indefinitely?. Roderick O Gorman will no doubt be anxious the Ukranians don't take the houses hes planning for the end of DP.

https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2022/0623/1306580-how-many-people-are-seeking-asylum-in-ireland/

In the first five months of this year, 4,896 people applied for international protection in Ireland, according to the Department of Justice. Applications had fallen during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the figures are now well up on pre-Covid years.

In all of 2019, there were a similar number of applications (4,781) while in 2018 the number of applicants was lower again, with 3,674 people applying for international protection here.

At the beginning of the 2000s, the number of those seeking international protection reached almost 12,000 a year. At the current rate of applications, this year could be a record year for refugee applications.

The international protection figures exclude more than 36,000 Ukrainian refugees that have arrived here and who are covered under a separate EU temporary protection directive.

Of the 4,896 applications to the international protection system, the largest number of applicants came from Somalia, with 762 applications. Some 755 applications were made by people from Georgia and there were 473 applicants from Zimbabwe.

It went from "your racist" or "its only women and children for a few weeks" to "those people complaining must be part of a Russian conspiracy to undermine refugees".

No we (many posters on here and people I speak to) are not stupid, we know we are getting rode and we don't like it.

Min €100 per night plus all the trimmings- I’m surprised it’s not a lot more. It will be as the numbers rise of course. It’s a great country- so long as you’re not Irish and not working.

"Ours wars for profit will continually pump out refugees from all walks of life and now we have new reasons to make it your problem!"

Saw on 9 o clock RTE news last night, people in Kinnegad very maturely explaining why the 75 Ukranian refugees have no place there and was rather impressed as to how a couple of locals can more astutely explain the issues with it then our politicians.

It's 6.5bn in relief/spending. 2.2bn extra from last year.

So whatever about the 4.5bn, that's an extra 2.2bn they've pulled out their hole to help the Irish citizens.

But managed an extra 800 million more than the Irish figure to top it up to 3bn for Ukrainians. Which is guaranteed to run more and whatever has been spent so far and for the next 6 months.

Joke.

It’s only natural that this would happen. Relative to average salaries and living standards in Ukraine they have struck gold by coming here. It’s an utter disaster for the Irish exchequer but as usual a self inflicted one.