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

The point is that while it used to be 2000 a year now it become 20,000 a year. If you do not see the point then I dont know.

(numbers used are for illustration purpposes only)

And the burden falls to the Irish taxpayer, already paying for the spongers born here and still paying for the sins of the past.

I'd love to know what the objective of government is, forgetting about the filth that line their pockets from it and the corrupt politicians eyeing up their next gig.

What is the long-term view of any decent elected politician in this country about the number of people claiming asylum, and the numbers that will continue to do so?

What is the governments solution to making it all work? To provide affordable housing to all (apparently 400k+ is affordable if DCC is to be believed), to reduce the number of Irish homeless, to improve our HSE which is at breaking point, and to protect our national identity and culture.

Pretty basic questions I feel.

Our government could do with ringing up Monaco with their zero refugee intake, and asking for a bit of assistance in sharing this load that they've so admirably taken on, on our behalf. Any penthouse apartments or yachts going begging over there?

Irreversibly damaging to our country too. If Ireland were to completely stop AS entering right now, in a bid to get a handle on things, which of course won't happen, the damage is done.

Feet are firmly under the table, whether they're in a tent, a prefab or house and whether they've been told they can stay or not.

Ireland is gone. The priorities of those in power is to save face by beating protesters and ignoring citizens for long enough for this to be some other governments' problem. And when that happens, the new power will say "we didn't create this, that was x and y" and the stone throwing in the Dail will continue.

This country is fucked.

Yes,they join the housing list.

Thats what I am saying.

What the criteria is for prioritising social housing, I dont know.

Being an asylum seeker

They don't have a plan. Its simply to keep taking taxpayers money and hope the corp tax and the high PAYE workers continue to live here.

God forbid the wasters holding their hands out for free houses and doing absolutely nothing to progress in their life or actually contribute anything to society etc for the blatant racism shown by them. At long as they get their free council house and can pass it down to their children they don't give a toss about anyone.

Yes we need social housing..let me be clear on that..but this whole family legacy of passing down houses needs to be gotten rid off.

Of course they forget that if we did all of a sudden stop taking in Asylum seekers somehow that's going to magically fix all the issues we have here. Taxpayers will quickly find a new target ie welfare class who are been given all the houses by councils who are outbidding their children and thus are still in the exact same boat.

The issue isn't that we are taking in too many but that our governments are absolutely squandering tax payers money in quangos, consultancy fees, developer contracts and lets not forget RTE who are being given €750,000,000 (750 million) over the next 3 years. But **** it..lets blame the asylum seekers for all our woes and let the politicians and civil service completely off the hook. We are taking in 60 billion a year in taxes and what are we showing for it? We still don't have the new children's hospital, or the Limerick -Cork motorway..but hey here's a few greeenways we plan to build. And oh by the way we're charging you extra now for mineral bottles as ye're not recycling them properly.

While we're on the subject of racism, telling someone struggling in this country that X from Nigeria, Somalia, Georgia etc that they're getting something over you, or something despite your circumstances in this country because they were born somewhere else, and you were born here, doesn't do a whole lot to combat it!

Nobody is blaming asylum seekers for all our woes , just pointing out we have limited housing, health ,education etc resources. We can’t magic up houses or do you think we should spend this 60 billion on housing the worlds poor at the expense of our own poor or elderly?

Best throw in access to private gyms to prevent discrimination cases being taken against the state by our new safety seeking residents!

In such instances, which we'll see again in some form or another, where state funded NGOs engage with state funded legal representation on behalf of disgruntled/mistreated asylum seekers and with a view to essentially get something else from.....the state....I really wish there was an option that a judge could weigh up all the evidence and say...."by the power vested in me, and on behalf of the Irish people....the lot of you can Fu#k Off!!!"

The gym access would be for all social welfare recipients in an apartment complex, not just Refugees.

I emailed my FG TD over this whole issue and basically got a reply to say that the asylum system was set up for a time when 3000 AS were arriving. The EU migration pact will help things. So in other words wait 2 years for that to happen and we’re not going to have any leadership or do anything.

Punished how?

With current levels of support, no national govt can be formed without 2 of the 3 major parties.

All 3 major parties are pro asylum immigration and the party that isnt in power is the most left leaning of all 3!

How would a "punishing" vote in the locals change anything?

You can say vote for independents, but thats just lip service because independents are not going to form, nor lead, a govt.

I am not having a go or criticising your view by the way, just trying to point out that for those that seek a change to the asylum policy, there isnt a political choice in kind.

Well in such a situation you do indeed vote independent.

What you should not do is blindly vote for incumbents or even worse SF, PBP etc

You are not even giving them reason to pause.

SF at least paused to have a think about what they are doing wrong.

No need for the rest to do any such thing.