Traditional Unionist Voice
TUV chairman Allister Kyle, a Causeway councillor, says asylum accommodation provider Mears being forced to return almost £14 million in Northern Ireland profits exposes a scandal of taxpayer-funded hotel use. He calls for the government to end hotel use, accelerate deportations and stop illegal…
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DUP MP Carla Lockhart urges the Chancellor to cut asylum accommodation spending before raising taxes, citing Home Affairs Committee figures on rising costs, Northern Ireland's projected quadrupling to £400 million, and contractor Mears' profit margins.
Immigration Public finance and taxation Issue: Home Affairs Committee report on UK asylum accommodation costs Original release: Lockhart - Chancellor Must Cut Waste of Broken Asylum System Before… (opens in a new tab)
Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín criticises the Government's National Implementation Plan for the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, published by the Department of Justice, saying it was released while the Dáil was dysfunctional and warning of up to €1.2 billion in taxpayer costs.
Immigration Public finance and taxation Issue: National Implementation Plan for EU Migration and Asylum Pact published Original release: While Dáil Drowns in Dysfunction Government Sneak Through EU Migration Implementation Plan -Tóibín (opens in a new tab)
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll calls the UK government's asylum reforms disastrous and says Labour is pandering to the far right, citing reviews of refugee status and changes to housing and allowances for asylum seekers.
Immigration International affairs Issue: UK Labour asylum reforms on refugee status reviews and asylum support Original release: Gerry Carroll Slams Labour’s Disastrous Asylum Reforms (opens in a new tab)
People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll and TD Brid Smith jointly condemn the British and Irish governments' rhetoric on asylum seekers, opposing the Rwanda scheme and the Irish plan to designate Britain a 'safe country'. They urge resistance to deportations.
Immigration International affairs Issue: UK and Ireland safe country designation for asylum seekers Original release: British And Irish Government’s Must Stop Scaremongering And End Hostile Environment Toward Refugees & Asylum-Seekers (opens in a new tab)
Sinn Féin's Matt Carthy TD calls for a rules-based International Protection system with timely processing of applications, condemning racist attacks while criticising government handling of asylum decisions, appeals, deportations and IPAS accommodation during Dáil statements. He also opposes the…
Immigration Housing Issue: Dáil statements on International Protection processing and enforcement Original release: We need a rules-based International Protection system where applications are processed in a timely manner – Matt Carthy TD (opens in a new tab)
Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín welcomes some government steps to reduce immigration but says they fall short. He calls for tighter family reunification rules, a cut in student visas and work permits, faster deportations, and a third-country asylum application plan.
Immigration International affairs Issue: Stricter family reunification rules for asylum seekers announced Original release: Stricter Immigration Regulations Welcome But Are Not Enough – Tóibín (opens in a new tab)