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Barry Ward

“This country does not function without foreign workers. If the people who come here to give us the benefit of their expertise, hard work and experience were to leave, we would not have a healthcare sector, hospitality sector or tech sector.”

Barry WardTD for Dún Laoghaire · Fine GaelIn the Dáil on 30 September 2026: read it in the official record ↗On the board: Against the eight years

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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.