“I will give the example of one who arrived in 2023 and planned their life around a five-year plan that would see a new life for them. They came here with good intentions. That has now moved to eight years. They are not looking for special treatment but are asking why the goalposts are being moved halfway through the match. My first ask is about transitional protection. Should people already on the path in Ireland be judged by the rules they came in under? … I also believe that changing the goalposts in the middle of the match is unfair.”
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Five years was the promise.
People came to Ireland on the rule of five years and planned their lives on it. The Government wants eight, for them too, and has published no reason why.