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Moving the goalposts

Pádraig Rice

“They got really good jobs and paid lots of taxes. They bought a house. They pay their property tax and their TV licence. … They have done everything they were told to do, but suddenly the Government is pulling the rug from under them. They came here four and a half years ago. They were looking forward to applying for citizenship in January.”

Pádraig RiceTD for Cork South-Central · Social DemocratsIn 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.