Including rapists?
Minister O’Gorman informed the Dáil in June that Asylum Migration and Integration Fund payments would be “flowing to successful applicants in 2022.”
Free houses etc
Will it be 17,000? 20,000? 40,000? More, less? Do the numbers even matter? Nobody in official Ireland seems to care.
Fine Gael Justice Minister Helen McEntee has confirmed that biologically male transgender inmates are STILL going to be put in women’s prisons if they identify as females. @Ben_Scallan reacts.
Sex offenders put in with women
Throw open the doors?
A Government Senator has told the Seanad that parts of Cork city are being terrorised by high levels of anti-social behaviour. Senator Jerry Buttimer said today that this has created a situation whereby substantial parts of the city are now no-go areas and that fears are emerging that this will lead to a “summer of […]
If you were scouring the Sunday Newspapers yesterday for a word of criticism of the Government’s plan to give an amnesty, and path to citizenship, to thousands of illegal immigrants, you will have been disappointed. Pieces like that do not tend to make the Irish newspapers. Part of it, of course, is the fear that […]
Today saw the long-awaited release of the General Scheme of Minister McEntee’s new Hate Crime Bill. The bill will introduce several aggravated offences which will increase penalties for crimes “motivated by prejudice.” Assuming, of course, that those offences are targeted at those with “protected characteristics.” Race; colour; nationality; religion, ethnic or national origin; sexual orientation; […]
New legislation published by the Minister for Justice Helen McEntee will ensure that all persons convicted for a second or subsequent offence for possession of firearms with intent to endanger life will no longer face a mandatory minimum 10-year sentence. The new legislation will also ensure that anyone convicted of carrying a firearm with […]
The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has confirmed there are 5,279 applicants residing here that are still waiting to receive what is termed a ‘first instance decision’ from the International Protection Office. A first instance decision is where the International Protection Office assesses the validity of an applicant’s claim before recommending one of the […]