Ukrainian refugees in Ireland - Megathread

Before you get too excited, as mentioned, that is the original Directive from 2001. Ireland opted out initially but joined in 2003. It is incorporated into our own legislation here

You may read the document pertaining to the triggering for Ukraine crises here:

Paragraph 25 explicitly notes:

(25) Ireland is bound by Directive 2001/55/EC and is therefore taking part in the adoption of this Decision.

Not sure what document you are reading. Once a group is granted protection, its members are entitled to residency and associated rights for the duration of that protection.

All Ukrainians who were residing in Ukraine have been granted temporary protection. Therefore they have a right to reside anywhere in the EU. Every single one of them could decide to live in Germany or every single one of them could decide to live in Ireland. The same as every Polish person could come to Ireland tomorrow to live. You similarly won't find any treaties laying out how many Poles we have to allow in.

They cannot put a cap. You are misreading it. They are only saying they need to be given the capacity numbers etc. There would be no point in having such a measure in place if every country was allowed to put an arbitrary cap on the numbers they take in.

France have not "taken in that many" because not as many Ukrainians have gone there. Why is that? Maybe they don't like the French or think they all smell of cheese. Your guess is a good as mine. But France have not "capped" their numbers.

Ireland is an English speaking country. If you are in Ukraine and can speak some English, there is a good chance that you would come to Ireland rather than to a country where you didn't know any of the local language. I think that less than 1% of the people who fled Ukraine have ended up in Ireland.

I wonder are all single rooms have been given away?

Seems unfair on students who paid up already and now forced to sharing rooms.

No, again it is simple. Each and every person granted protection under the order is entitled to residency in any EU country. The protection order did not say "first 1m to come - first come first served and the rest can fu^k off". It granted residency to them all as a group. Nobody is forcing anyone to "take" any specific number. Neither Ireland nor any other country can turn any away. They don't have a quota. They all have a right to come here if they want.

One pays nothing, the other pays about 2 grand a month.

Get a grip will ya.

Clutching at straws. Your making a fool of yourself but fair play to keeping your tunnel vision beliefs.

I said it a couple of weeks ago that it will be students losing out when it comes to student accommodation and refugees. There's no way they will throw refugees out and here we are. It seems very very unfair on students that have paid for all this already and upfront.

Was chatting to young Ukrainian man today. Staying in Bunratty the last few weeks. He told me himself and many of his friends and family had been in Germany since the start of the outbreak of the war. They heard about Irelands generous supports and all decided to move here instead. They are all in shock at how well they are being treated with free accommodation/food and social welfare. The money is crazy high he said. They are looking for or have already cash in hand jobs so they can keep the benefits. There will 100k+ easy here before the end of the year all on public purse.

yeah Are you living in a parallel universe ? You’d be ok with a son or daughter of yours going off to share a room with a person whom they don’t know ?