Ireland's Refugee Policy cont. Please read OP before posting

I see what you mean but I believe the two are linked. Applications currently take so long to be processed that it’s probably just easier to approve as many as possible. Being actually stricter on both seems to be the answer.

The idea that "international law" prevents us from reducing the numbers arriving is just not based in the real world, its an excuse trotted out to hide behind.

Denmark brought in policies that reduced their numbers of asylum seekers arriving by 90%+, almost overnight, from 21,000 a year down to 1,500 a year.

They did this while being party to every international law and obligation that Ireland is, and while still remaining a liberal democratic member state of the EU.

Theres nothing stopping us from copying their policies exactly over night and achieving the same result other than the inaction of our government.

Such a high rate suggests a lack of strict controls TBH. Australia’s rate is something like 53%

It means we are a soft-touch when it comes to implementing rigorous processes. Ireland, being so far geographically removed from the source of most if not all Asylum Seekers origins shows how much a soft-touch we are in this area. The NGOs bending the ears of gullible politicians coupled with staff scared witless to say 'no' for fear of being labeled 'racist' and other such tropes makes us a soft-touch.

The NGOs have alot to answer for in this area and hopefully the independents elected to the Dail recently will come down hard on these NGOs who coupled with the Media have been allowed run riot on what counts as public discourse around the topic. A major culling of funding for NGOs in this sphere is urgently needed, along with much harsher laws around appeals and deportation.

Social Cohesion is already straining from the lunacy of the last four or more years, continue on this path and major societal issues will emerge. Already the seeds are sown in many parts of the country. People warning about this can be labeled 'far-right' and all the other meaningless tropes - don't say that they didn't warn yea when it all boils over, which it will eventually.

Abbsolutely no proof of this.

The NGOs bending the ears of gullible politicians coupled with staff scared witless to say 'no' for fear of being labeled 'racist' and other such tropes makes us a soft-touch.

NNo proof of this whatsoever, why would you think staff would

A. Be labelled as racist? Or

B. Even care what anyone says?

They have a job to do, reasons for.claiming asylum are outlined, people qualify as per those.reasons, or they don't.

All of the policies in this list have been in place in Denmark for years now and been proven to be wildly succesful at reducing the numbers of asylum seekers arriving.

And don't contravene international, or EU laws or obligations clearly - given Denmark has had no legal probems since implementing them that forced their stoppage. The policies are all still in place today.

They're entirely "realistic" given they're proven effective in the real world (a reduction in arrivals of over 90%), and proven to have no legal implications in the real world. Theres absolutely nothing stopping us from copying them tomorrow:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Denmark#Features_of_the_present_Danish_asylum_system_(2023)

Ireland now taking 50% more refugees then Italy. The hour is later then we think. The attitude of this new government will make or break this country.

I am not in favour of making the acceptance criteria more difficult

Ourselves, the Estonians and the Dutch couldn't be making it any more easier according to this chart.