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Moving the goalposts

James Geoghegan

“In fairness to the universal theme that has been evident in this Chamber, so far at least – and I have listened to the entire debate – every person who has stood up has spoken about the value and importance of migration, in all parties and none. … I urge the Minister of State and the senior Minister in the Department to examine this issue of being proportionate and fair to people who have played by the rules. They should be covered by the existing regime and not by any new regime that will be introduced.”

James GeogheganTD for Dublin Bay South · Fine GaelIn the Dáil on 30 September 2026: read it in the official record ↗On the board: Pushing a transition

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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.