Immigration and Ireland - MEGATHREAD *Mod Note Added 02/09/25*

I never said you did .

How would you think that would work in reality then ? that would be required if you were to track any and every person for jihadiism / potential Islamist terrorism .

There is a reason why in democratic countries these SM posts are not found until after the event .

Or do you espouse tracking everybody ?

I know this happens in Russia , China and to an extent the US , but let's be safe /s

Garda vetting is there already for working with children and vulnerable people .

The Prevent programme did not prevent ,no pun intended , the Southport killings nor does it regularly prevent far right radicalization of youths either .

It relies on referrals for school age children and has not prevented many attacks that arise from radicalized young adults as a result.

What you are talking about is referrals ( from who ?) of adult asylum seekers / migrants ( all of 'them foreigners ') .And yet you are not talking about racial profiling ? I don't know specifically who you would be targeting then which has been one of the criticisms of that particular programme

So would you refer all those youths that get involved with far right groups on Telegram etc also or is it just people of a certain race , creed or colour ?

It's not really Equality though.

The man on the street may have a passport but has everybody in Ireland had checks on their entire history including social media .

Many do not, and are taken aback when asked in detail, for example , about employment history or bank statements when applying for grants or benefits .

9 out of 10 people investigated by Prevent are cleared as not radicalized. That's a terrible indictment that those 90% people were regarded as suspicious . For what reason ,it must be asked ? Great that 1 in 10 might be eligible for the Programmer whatever that means .

The idea was in good faith but it has not succeeded.

There has to be a better way .

I am not saying that vetting / processing should not be more thorough and should look at sm but this programme has become a bit of a monster in the UK. Some people claim it has pushed them to become more radical used and has led to distrust of government bodies and teachers, lecturers , doctors , public servants etc being targeted by extremist groups . People that vulnerable people should be able to trust .

This is work that should be done by those processing asylum seekers and checks when people come into contact with social welfare and the law maybe .

But to target certain people without a legal basis for doing so is a bit too far .