Tag: Roderic O'Gorman
17 days ago
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Justice department refuses to publish migrant deal as UK casts doubt on whether it contains any l...

The Department of Justice has refused to publish an operational arrangement which it says provides for returning asyl...

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17 days ago
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Taoiseach claims UK government confirms ‘operating agreement’ for return of asylum seekers

Taoiseach Simon Harris has claimed that the UK government has confirmed there is an “operating agreement” to allow as...

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17 days ago
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UK says it has ‘no legal obligation’ to accept asylum seekers from Ireland and will not do so as ...

There is no “legal obligation” for the UK to accept the return of asylum seekers and a spokesperson for UK Prime Mini...

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4 months ago
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State to buy six new housing hubs as Government scrambles with immigration

The Government is to acquire up to six new accommodation centres — with beds for up to 3,600 people — and audit exist...

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4 months ago
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Jolted ministers look at reset on asylum policy as they fear lives could be lost here

Late last November, a Bangladeshi family claiming asylum in Ireland arrived by taxi from Dublin to their assigned acc...

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5 months ago
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Weekly social welfare for new Ukrainian refugees set to be slashed to €38.80

Weekly welfare rates for new arrivals from war-torn Ukraine will be cut to €38.80 per week from €220 per week and sta...

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6 months ago
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says Ireland needs to ‘slow down’ number of Ukrainian refugees over accomm...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said Ireland needs to “slow down” the number of Ukrainian refugees coming into the country...

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7 months ago
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Budget 2024: double child benefit before Christmas, and up to €400 in new electricity payments pr...

Every household in the country will benefit from a discount of between €300 and €400 on their electricity bills betwe...

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8 months ago
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Sinn Féin drops immediate wealth tax plans on net wealth above €1 million in alternative budget

SINN Féin has dropped plans to introduce an immediate wealth tax on net wealth above €1 million in favour of setting ...

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8 months ago
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Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman pushing for 25pc cut in childcare fees as Sinn Féin publishe...

Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman will push for a previously promised 25pc cut in childcare costs as Budget talks ...

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8 months ago
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Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman drops pledge to slash childcare fees by average of 25pc in B...

Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman has dropped his pledge to cut childcare fees by on average 25pc in this year’s B...

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