Alan Barrett

Well, I think, again, there is a sense in which this is not happening.

They reduced it already and said it would be further reduced.

No, of course they didn't.

That was part of our initial generosity.

But I mean, just in terms of the parallel treatment, I mean, we talk partly about parallel treatment between Irish people and Ukrainians.

But there's also the sense that if you, like if you arrived here from a different country and you went through the asylum process and you were granted asylum at a certain point, you have certain rights and responsibilities then, you know, at that point.

And that was a different case.

Agreed.

But I think over time, there's an emerging feeling that, you know, the differential treatments or whatever like that are perfectly reasonable over a period of time.

But again, over a period of times, there's an expectation that you integrate the same thing.

There seems to be general agreement here.

Yeah, so as ever, it's an absolutely fascinating poll.

And I guess one of the sort of headline grabbing dimensions of it is that increase in support for independent Ireland.

So, I mean, it's plus three up to nine percent, but proportionately, I mean, that's a 50 percent increase in their support.

It could well be.

And I think, again, seasoned watchers of both will always sort of say it's the long run trend is what really matters rather than the, you know, the once off.

But in the context, actually, of once off trend, one of the other interesting thing is Sinn Féin on 22 percent, where they do seem to be stuck.

I mean, again, it's part of the commentary in the papers today.

That if you go back in the last all and where Sinn Féin were at various stages, I mean, we have a very unpopular government.

And so it seems, and I think Niall already has mentioned this, the 67% disapproval rating.