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Michael McDowell

“There should be some flexibility for those people who are in a family situation, co-parenting with an Irish citizen, and who should be in a position not to have to wait a further three years if they can satisfy the other criteria proposed to be brought into law.”

Michael McDowellSenator, NUI · IndependentIn the Seanad on 24 September 2026: read it in the official record ↗On the board: For 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.