Time for a zero refugee policy? - *Read OP for mod warnings - updated 11/5/24*

15000 pa?

You say that should include reunification of families.

I assume you're aware that on average each successful IPA beings in 20 family members with some going as high as 70?

(These are verified Dutch figures previously posted here last week)

So in fact you're suggesting that we limit it to 750 successful applications pa.

Yes, that would be a sensible strategy, but I doubt it'll fly.

This year we are on track for 25 to 30k applicants if which (let's be optimistic) 30% will succeed... and they each then bring 20 legally...

Can you see where this is going?

Why are migrants getting free tents or being put up on hotels in the first place shouldn't they be sent home on a plane ?

Those without papers thrown in jail ?

Am I missing something here ?

I'm always kinda confused how this thread isn't on the 'Trending' tab. It must be one of, if not the most active threads on Boards.

Swept under the carpet.

Gone very difficult in terms of hotels unless you pay top dollar for a fancy golf place etc. Best to look for house to rent, Airbnb etc. Though even then, smaller enterprises that relied on summer tourism like childrens activities and so on have been under pressure and closing due to lack of business. Don't worry though, if you want a meal, you'll likely be served by some non national who's taken the work off the local student population.

Our sincere thanks to the government and the current green minister for wrecking domestic tourism in the west.

Can't usefully reply, as anecdotes as we all know, are not allowed..

What about the public health issue of toilet facilities for the Grand Canal tents?

According to RTE "Most of those sleeping in the tents say they are staying warm, but are having to walk 30 minutes to access toilet and shower facilities."

Can you imagine what goes on during the night when somebody is caught short? An open sewer in the heart of the city centre. Un-effing believable really.

I pity any tourist who's spent a small fortune booking an overpriced holiday in Dublin's scarce accommodation. What great memories they'll be taking home with them.

it's not really unique to dublin though. paris, rome, brussels, berlin, london, all still get plenty of tourists but have migrant camps nowadays, far bigger than the grand canal one too. tenerife has a massive tent city too, madrid has the biggest shanty town in europe. my brother lives in malta and its full of homeless migrants too. tourists can handle the sight of a few tents it seems.

this is the new europe and is only going to keep getting worse

where in the country do you think locals will be accepting of this setup?

I think we in the "remote parts of the country" have more than taken our share of Ukes and Illegals. Kerry has 33 times the ratio of Dunlaoghaire and 7 times the national average.

How's dem apples....

Suddenly It's an issue when they're camping and sh1tting in Dublin..

When I view the forum homepage on Chrome it shows "Latest Posts", but not "Trending", and this thread does appear under that at the moment, and I've seen it there very often in the past.

But when I view the forum homepage in MS Edge, it shows "Trending" and "Latest Posts" and it shows the Migrant Checkpoint thread in both, but this thread is not in "Trending". But the Checkpoint thread has had only around ~42 posts today, compared to >100 posts in this thread.

So it is a bit weird but maybe there's an explanation in how it's coded….