Jim O'Callaghan
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581 appearances
4 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 31 Jul
Jim O'Callaghan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It's extended until March 2027 only.
I've also been addressed, as have other EU ministers, by the Ukrainian Minister for Home Affairs.
They want people to go back home.
And the reason they want people to go back home is their population has been diminished.
They want to rebuild their country.
I'm fully aware, by the way, that there'll be people in Ireland from Ukraine who want to stay.
There'll be many who want to go back home.
If they needed assistance to go back home, I would have thought it's reasonable to have
First of all, a decision hasn't been made on that as of yet.
But if you look at the international protection system, we do have a system for voluntary returns.
But in many instances, when it comes to Ukrainians, a lot of them will want to go back home.
And those who want to go back home and can afford it will just do that.
But if there's issues in terms of people who have difficulty in terms of paying for their flight back or issues like that, we might make a contribution that was made.
Are you in favour of it?
I am in favour of providing assistance to people who want to return to Ukraine.
Like, we look at it here, Ukrainians have made a very good contribution here.
But like from the other side of it, from the Ukrainian side, their population has been very significantly affected by it.
They want their people back to rebuild their country.
And I suppose what everyone in Europe wants to see is the war ended, Ukraine to go back to peace and people to be able to return to their homeland.
I haven't.
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