Irish General Election - Friday, November 29th *Read OP for Mod Warnings*

Working foreign nationals need to be able to purchase homes and settle, not just rent.

Harris will introduce contributory housing requirements for IPAs. So they will need to work in order to avail of housing.

Much tougher stance incoming from FG, along with chartered deportation planes and reduced benefits for IPAs

I have a lot of trouble believing anything from a man whose party has been in power throughout these events, did little or nothing about it (or actively made the situation worse) but who now - entirely coincidentally I'm sure with an election coming up - is promising that they will sort it all out now this time, honest!

Not sure what you mean by non-asylum immigration? People coming here to take up work posts you mean?

If they arent in govt they dont have any power. The locals might think they do, but in reality they do not.

For those that want to curb asylum immigration, is there a better option? I dont see any of the major parties with a tougher policy.

There has been a clear step change since Leo left and Harris took over. FG have been much tighter on asylum immigration and they have gone too far for many.

But for those that want to see a tightening of the asylum policy, I dont see any other party taking the level of stance that Harris is.

Labour were saying FG have gone too far with the new policies, for example.

The lack of a tougher policy doesn't mean there aren't tougher options.

We could outright refuse anyone who lands with no or false documentation and send them back to whatever country they just arrived from.

We could hold them near the airport until their claim is decided and invest in speeding that process up.

We could actively deport those who fail in their application (rather than asking them nicely to please leave themselves), and certainly deport any convicted of a serious crime on our soil (rather than paying to imprison them as well).

We could reduce benefits to the minimum to stop the pull factor that currently exists.

We could ensure that asylum seekers are actually seeking asylum, not economic opportunities.

Etc.. Etc.. Etc...

Plenty of things we could and should be doing on this issue.

Also remember... No one is FORCING any of these people to stay if they don't like the conditions.

They got themselves here, they can get themselves home or anywhere else that'll have them if they want to.

We could do anything in theory. But you cant vote for theory.

You can only vote for one of the parties in front of you.

The govt can still push through policy, even if the third leg party doesnt agree with it.

And if there is a red line for a party that means they wont go into govt, thats up to them. FFG can just bring in a small selection of independents.

Its also possible FFG will get the seat count required between them, without needing a third leg.

I think anyone with any cop on has known what Harris is like for a long time.

A complete spoofer, a man with an inflated opinion of himself despite having zero talent or capabilitiy.

A man with a diabolical track record in every ministerial role he was given.

Normally people get promoted by being successful or doing a good job in their role but this guy has been utterly useless.

He then has the sheer neck to try and weasel his way out of taking responsibility for his errors.

He is like some head prefect in a school, he isnt fit to run a chip van.

No they can't, if the the third leg hold the balance of power in the Dail,they can dictate policy,as has happened with he Greens in the current government.

We all know FfG will be running to either Thr Sds,labour or the greens to form a government,they will never attain a majority by themselves.

No, which end of which bar did you hear that in?

And therein lies proof of part of my point. Why the hell shouldn't somebody be able to buy a house on a single income? You don't even have to go back to the 1970s. 1990s. Early 2010s. In 2013 my sister bought a three bed semi d for 135k. That house is now valued at 400k. Not only have the goalposts moved. The whole damn playing field has been changed. And then we have people like Blanch, who played on a completely different field, telling us that if we "work hard" it will all be grand. Bullshit.

Yes. I do want to buy a house on a single income, because believe it or not, I would like to have a family. This shouldn't be a particularly unattainable goal. Just because I don't have kids now, doesn't mean I don't want to.