With Greg and Maurice of Spirasi in Mosney today. Motion on Direct Provision and asylum in Seanad tomorrow, 3.45 pic.twitter.com/MrMepdszl0
— Senator Rónán Mullen (@RonanMullen) September 16, 2014
Legislation to change radically Ireland’s direct provision system will be proposed today.
Independent Senator Rónán Mullen will call on the Government to establish female-only and family-only reception centres and grant the right to seek employment.
He said managing an asylum policy was never easy for any country but changes in the operation of the direct provision system were needed urgently.
Introduce female-only direct provision centres, says Senator (Mary Minihan, Irish Times)
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Credit where it’s due, one of Broadsheet’s (deservedly) favourite punching bags is on the right side of this matter, this effort should be welcomed and supported
Have to agree there, debate is to be welcomed . About time we stopped ignoring the situation
What?
We’ve been discussing this for ages.
Fair play to the politician for politicking.
‘ion the right side’?
Jumped on the right train, more like.
There isn’t a shred of doubt in my mind that this is Mullen reaching for a populist topic that he can campaign for in line with his hardline Catholicism coming up to the next election.
DO NOT LET VOTERS FORGET WHAT HE IS.
+666
How do I find myself in agreement with Mr. Mullen? Surreal.
You probably need to check out the small print.
Give them the right to seek employment. (Coz like there’s loads of positions, just waiting to be taken, in places like, for instance, Athlone.)
What are you agreeing with? Segregation?
Mother and baby asylum shelters?
What is this smirking shapeshifter advocating?
Mosney is always a good day out.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
I’m not sure I follow your point.
Weird how asylum seekers didn’t exist in Ireland till the mid 90s.
lol
There were plenty of asylum seekers in Ireland before the 90s. They just happened to be Irish.
So hang on, where will the single men go??
Sweet Divine. Just off the boat/train/plane/container and you are segregated – male, female. Sounds vaguely familiar.
Why stop at male/female quarters? Let’s resurrect the old workhouses, and make use of this employable resource. Sure wouldn’t it be grand!
The right to seek employment? What employment? Cleaning jacks? How many Irish already have the right to seek employment?
Mr. Mullen can certainly hit my intolerance button.
That’s a good point. Kids are always used in these situations as bargaining tools. It strengthens their hand to say how can you let kids from up in these conditions, we want the right to work. The right to work is effectively an open visa which is what they want.
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I hope those dots mean ‘that comment is beyond contempt’
I believe Odis is being satirical and Jock is being Jock.
wot? Odis’ comment removed?
How duz i satire
This game is stupid anyway, laterz
I thought it a rather good satirical comment. But apparently, a bit strong for the sensitive censors of Broadsheet :-(
It was a fvpping stupid comment.
So male only units.
But that could lead to situational gays Ronan!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situational_sexual_behavior
Oi! Just what are you insinuating?! Senator Ronan Mullen is a happy bachelor unless and until the right girleen of impeccable virtue comes along.
Then again, Mammy Mullen is getting very worried at this stage.
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You really are very confused, aren’t you?
Nothing like witnessing the brain of a foaming-at-the-mouth left-winger spinning inside their cranium.
NO, this is a fupping stupid comment by the resident knee jerk brain dead foaming in the brain troll. Don’t mention live kids around him or he will demand they are fed to the priests.
I’d hardly describe our Roe as being a left-winger ABM
Lol! Foaming at the mouth?! From a to else.
How easily you forget your usual bottom of the barrel antics on here as a distraction from your dank desperation and loneliness. Hypocrisy is your stock-in-trade ABM.
Once again ask yourself the question whether your behaviour on here accords with that of a happy, socially functional, home owning middle class male? Do you think many men like this have as much time as you do to devote to spewing bile online the minute your causes célèbres of abortion and gay rights are mentioned.
You poor lonely wretch.
you know he gets off on that, don’t you? he’s cleaning off his keyboard for the third time today after reading your comment.
Lol. Indeed, I’m probably giving meaning to ABM’s day as well as my taxes facilitating his internet “activities”. Still, if it keeps him occupied…
yeh, keeps him off the streets at least!
Does Ronan know asylum seekers cannot vote…..
Why is anyone left waiting on a decision for years?
Its supposed to be a temp facility until status one way or another is decided, not a place to live out an entire childhood.
What was the general gist of the Odis’s comment?
I’m confused. Are gender-segregated asylum seeker
camps“reception centres” a good or bad thing?Am I supposed to be agreeing with Rónán Mullen or laughing at him?
Ah yeah, gender segregation, a great idea just to add to the completely backwards, upside down and inside out social structure that direct provision creates.
Seriously hope he’s calling for these to be optional.