Ukrainian refugees in Ireland - Megathread

Are they fighting again? They were at that a few months ago too.

Saw my first Ukrainian car yesterday in a certain tourist town in very south Donegal.

I bet it didnt have tax and fecken insurance.

As far as i know they need to have their cars NCT’d ? Unless there is a loophole ?

I doubt it- I’d imagine whatever they did in Ukraine suffices. Same as European reg cars here don’t need an NCT unless re-registered.

If by chance they had to do anything I’ve no doubt we as taxpayers would be paying up. Can’t be letting those poor Ukrainians be paying for a thing

I'd imagine these cars would have to be registered before being subject to an NCT test, but can't see any of the guests who own these cars being put under any pressure to re register , tax and insure these cars. I'd honestly like to know what is policy on these cars being permitted into the country , Given there's absolutely no way to check if they are insured, stolen ,let alone roadworthy. I'd also be curious to know if tracking is being done on how often they are leaving and coming back.

The Virtue Signalling nonsense re Ukrainian licenses and Irish insurance companies falling over themselves to waive normal rules was curious also and I'd like to see data on how many licences were exchanged for Irish ones and how Irish authorities went about verifying the legitimacy of Ukrainian driving licences.

Insurance companies may offer insurance on Irish Registered cars but I can't see them writing policies on foreign registered cars and its highly likely many of these Ukrainian registered cars have absolutely no insurance cover here. I'd pity a Garda stopping one them, we're do they start checking details.

Impounded 😁😁

I must do some research, I know they must be re registered if owner resident for a specific length of time , but there's so many questions re insurance cover on these cars with no way of verifying if they are insured . I'd doubt its a top priority for owners.

Whatever about Irish insurance companies doing fluffy deals for Ukrainians, I don't think that extends to insuring a foreign registered car.

The worst thing about this whole situation is that anybody who has any concerns is considered far right.

I have no doubts that they (the far right) are latching onto this issue. However, I voted yes for gay marriage and yes for bodily autonomy for women in the last two referendums so I can hardly be called far right. I still have serious concerns about the refugee policy implemented by the government at the moment though.

Guaranteeing every single refugee and asylum seeker own door acommodation within a few months was the first braindead move they made during a massive housing crisis.

Guaranteeing all those claiming to be Ukrainian refugees with no proof required (even though 70% were not Ukrainian in Citywest according to this far right source) full benefits, medical care, accomodation and all the above on a relatively long term basis was another incredibly intelligent move from an economic perspective.

Now we have an 'influx' as a few TDs have 'bravely' said and the Government and opposition are on radio stations looking for more hotels, B&Bs and hostels to try and kick the can down the road for another few weeks. I heard talk about the commandeering of Holiday Homes mentioned by some on National Radio. Student digs are on the menu too.

These concerns are not far right. They are genuine concerns about the road this Government are leading us down.

Would a family of 2 adults and 2 children in city West get 2 dole payments &2 child allowance payments and food?

Totally agree with this, and is pretty much my position.

Kicking the can down the road, avoiding decisions and wasting taxpayers money is standard for this countries politicians, opposition included.

Never deal with root causes, just throw money at symptoms

As a matter of interest why did you donate. Surely it was obvious from the very beginning how ludicrous all this relocation was. it was the do gooders who supported this madness at the beginning that encouraged the government to take the crazy route that they did and that they now cannot control.