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Moving the goalposts

Michael Collins

“That protection should be written clearly into the Bill. People who came here, planned their lives around the five-year rule, and are working here, especially those nearing eligibility, deserve certainty and fairness.”

Michael CollinsTD for Cork South-West · Independent IrelandIn 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.