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Eastern europe, give us your poor.

  • 08-03-2010 06:45PM
    #1
    IrishManSaipan
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    From April 2011, immigrants from Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic - where income levels are 40% of the European average - will be allowed to claim Jobseekers' Allowance and other benefits after just three months. This is provided they can prove that they have been actively seeking work, undergone training or attended job interviews.

    Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=500719&in_page_id=2#ixzz0hbm4mKAY

    Ho, ho, ho. This should be fun. It will bring a new wave of tourists into the Irish state, unfortunately, they will be welfare tourists.:rolleyes:


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  • #2
    triple-M
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    yous can all thank the lisbon treaty for that


  • #3
    Duggy747
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    Much hilairty ensues...


  • #4
    AnonoBoy
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    In before the "as long as they're not African" comment.


  • #5
    IrishManSaipan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭IrishManSaipan


    triple-M wrote: »
    yous can all thank the lisbon treaty for that

    Ireland would rather be screwed. Oh what fun awaits.


  • #6
    Bolag_the_2nd
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    pours a glass of wine and sits back to enjoy the posts on this thread, gunna be a good one i think :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    Hazys
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    Dek tok ur Dole!!!


  • #8
    The Pontiac
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    Most former Soviet bloc countries pay lower unemployment benefits than Britain. In Latvia, the monthly unemployment allowance is £57.20 compared with the UK's £200-£256.


    They never mentioned Ireland's monthly allowance of close to €800.

    This thread is going to be a long one... I'm off to work now anyway, thank god.


  • #9
    Run_to_da_hills
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    This will also work the other way, when the dole resources runs out here how many Irish will want to travel abroad to claim foreign benefits?


  • #10
    IrishManSaipan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭IrishManSaipan


    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    This will also work the other way, when the dole resources runs out how many Irish will want to travel abroad to claim foreign benefits?

    Good idea. Let us bankrupt our own country and then go abroad and repeat the cycle. Genius.


  • #11
    PirateShampoo
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    Will this mean i will actually be able to claim welfare now?


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  • #12
    the keen edge
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    Good auld Ireland, we lose all we have, then borrow some more so we can give that away too. We may not be cool, but we're sound as f*ck.:rolleyes:


  • #13
    fontanalis
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    Quick; phone everyone in Bondi, Kilburn, Woodlawn and Southie.
    Just another thinly veiled attempt to remove blame from Irish people for the current clusterf**k.


  • #14
    ART6
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    "The Nice Treaty is essential for jobs"
    The Lisbon Treaty is essential for jobs"
    "Immigration will not be an issue"
    Now who, I wonder, said that? It wasn't our politicians for sure. They are too astute for that.:rolleyes:


  • #15
    IrishManSaipan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭IrishManSaipan


    PirateShampoo wrote: »
    Will this mean i will actually be able to claim welfare now?

    I am not too sure about that, PirateShampoo. The article only mentions the new accession states citizens.


  • #16
    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    ART6 wrote: »
    "The Nice Treaty is essential for jobs"
    The Lisbon Treaty is essential for jobs"
    "Immigration will not be an issue"
    Now who, I wonder, said that? It wasn't our politicians for sure. They are too astute for that.:rolleyes:

    You do know the Irish people leaving will be immigrants wherever they go?


  • #17
    IrishManSaipan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭IrishManSaipan


    fontanalis wrote: »
    Quick; phone everyone in Bondi, Kilburn, Woodlawn and Southie.
    Just another thinly veiled attempt to remove blame from Irish people for the current clusterf**k.

    The games up.

    The states borrowing over 500 million euro a week.

    We have record levels of unemployment. Costing us billions each week.

    Now the EU is attempting to foist more dole seekers upon us.

    Shop local. Support the Irish exchequer. Its your patriotic duty. Remember to pay your carbon taxes.

    Thanks a million.


  • #18
    SpodoKamodo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 171 ✭✭SpodoKamodo


    Sure it's grand lads, according to all the developers, estate agents, bankers and politicians, we're gonna be in recovery in 2011. We can well afford it...


  • #19
    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    IrishManSaipan wrote: »
    The games up.

    The states borrowing over 500 million euro a week.

    We have record levels of unemployment. Costing us billions each week.

    Now the EU is attempting to foist more dole seekers upon us.

    Shop local. Support the Irish exchequer. Its your patriotic duty. Remember to pay your carbon taxes.

    Thanks a million.

    Yeah, that's it exactly. Revolution, get on the streets blah, blah.
    You're seriously over estimating Ireland.


  • #20
    IrishManSaipan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭IrishManSaipan


    SpodoKamodo wrote: »
    Sure it's grand lads, according to all the developers, estate agents, bankers and politicians, we're gonna be in recovery in 2011. We can well afford it...

    Our dole office will be at the heart of europe. Let the unemployed sing the "ode to joy" whilst they line up to collect their payments.

    From the top.....


  • #21
    RonMexico
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    Stop worrying the swans.


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  • #22
    IrishManSaipan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭IrishManSaipan


    fontanalis wrote: »
    Yeah, that's it exactly. Revolution, get on the streets blah, blah.
    You're seriously over estimating Ireland.

    I think we have had a breakdown in communications. Contact your ISP provider. I never mentioned revolution.


  • #23
    Dudess
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    Meh, you can't blame those who take advantage of it... They're not the ones who created it.


  • #24
    Crann na Beatha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,763 ✭✭✭✭Crann na Beatha


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  • #25
    Crann na Beatha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,763 ✭✭✭✭Crann na Beatha


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  • #26
    Mike 1972
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    Iolar wrote: »
    Um shouldnt you include Central Europe,as Hungary isnt East European:rolleyes:

    Or Poland (apparently ?)


  • #27
    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    The article didn't mention ireland, it referred to Britain and said immigrants had to be there a year. Who knows Ryan Air might do package holidays.


  • #28
    IrishManSaipan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭IrishManSaipan


    Iolar wrote: »
    Oh and OP are you sure you dont write for the Daily Mail ?

    The usual suspects have arrived with the sole intention of mud slinging and closing down dissenting opinions. As to be expected. It took them a whole twelve minutes.:)


  • #29
    fontanalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,619 ✭✭✭fontanalis


    Iolar wrote: »
    Um shouldnt you include Central Europe,as Hungary isnt East European:rolleyes:

    But shur they're all the same. I guarantee after the Public Service hullaballoo dies down the next distraction for the greed and stupidity in the past will be immigants.


  • #30
    Duggy747
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    Hang on, eh, is the piece the OP linked to just referring to Britain?

    EDIT: Ah, my mistake! Damn foreigners coming over here and taking up space in the Dole queue........................I hate waiting longer :pac:


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  • #31
    IrishManSaipan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 909 ✭✭✭IrishManSaipan


    fontanalis wrote: »
    The article didn't mention ireland, it referred to Britain and said immigrants had to be there a year. Who knows Ryan Air might do package holidays.


    Taxpayers face paying millions of pounds in extra benefits to Eastern European immigrants because of changes to EU regulations.

    Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=500719&in_page_id=2#ixzz0hbvoMmjD


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