Ireland tightens restrictions on Ukrainian refugees

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Tags Saitong” newspaper has announced that Ireland can no longer accept refugees from Ukraine. Also, according to the government’s request, aid to these newcomers should be reduced. Since this country has been very generous to the Ukrainian people, many Ukrainians who had previously fled to other EU countries have also come to this country.

“Leo Varadkar”, the Prime Minister of Ireland, said: “We have to coordinate the provision of social assistance and government housing with other Western European countries.” He added that this is less about people fleeing to us directly from Ukraine, but more about those coming from other parts of Western Europe, where they have lived for some time.

Since the beginning of the Ukrainian war, more than 100 thousand Ukrainians have come to Ireland and this number increases by 500 people every week. Anatoly Primakov, founder of Ukrainian Action in Ireland, said that many have returned to Ukraine, so the real number is around 85,000.

Of these, around 15,000 100,000 people have taken up jobs in Ireland and another 15,000 are going to school. By the end of the current academic year, the number of students will increase to 27,000. 74,000 refugees have been accommodated in government-provided accommodation – hotels, government buildings or modular homes – and the rest found their own accommodation.

Previously, Ukrainians received 220 euros per week, as well as free accommodation, free medical care and free bus and train travel throughout the country. Depending on the decisions made by the government in the future, this amount will be reduced to less than 39 euros – the amount that asylum seekers are also entitled to. However, anyone who owns their own accommodation should still receive the higher amount. Varadkar said welfare recipients usually have to pay for rent, water and electricity as well as food. Other countries have also increased sharply. The housing shortage is particularly acute in Dublin. Currently, 13,000 people are homeless in this area. Asylum seekers are now offered tents, sleeping bags and a higher social assistance rate of €113.50 per week.

Newly arrived refugees from Ukraine due to housing shortages only for 90 They are accommodated by the government. This was criticized by the Irish Refugee Council. Nick Henderson, CEO of this council, said: “We are giving 90 days notice of these cuts because for the vast majority, it will be difficult, if not impossible, to find a replacement.”

Deir Garvey, Secretary General of the Irish Red Cross, agrees. He said: “The residential rental sector is under severe pressure and there are few options, even for those who have economic means.”

These changes from Effective January 29 in Ireland. Of course, the government has announced that nothing will change for Ukrainians already living in Ireland, and 40 percent of them would like to stay in Ireland after the end of the war.

Critics complain that the cuts are a reaction to far-right protests. Last year, there were many violent demonstrations and riots against refugee shelters in the country, some of which were burned before they were opened.

Until now, the extremists Right-wingers are a small minority in this country. But they are preparing for elections that could be held this year or at the latest in March 2025. With the help of propaganda against refugees, they want to show themselves for the first time.

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