Jim O'Callaghan
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581 appearances
4 recordings
2 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 31 Jul
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I think it was inappropriate of them to identify certain nationalities or people from a certain continent, because when we're talking about migration and immigration, it's important we have a discussion about it.
I think the issue is that it should be discussed at a principle basis, rather than saying, well, people from this country are better than people from that country.
Well, listen, I've been on the doorsteps in Dublin Central for John Stevens and in Galway West for Cillian Keane.
And people are talking to me about
And maybe it's because I'm the minister for migration to have the opportunity.
So like people are discussing it.
And it is important that centre ground politicians and journalists such as yourselves are able to discuss it openly and to be able to discuss it in an orderly and mature fashion.
And like there is a big issue that needs to be discussed.
And sometimes I'm concerned that the only time we discuss it is in the context of, you know, an event that has occurred, whether or not it's Bertie O'Hearn's comments, whether it's not, you know, sometimes there's an attack by a person who's a migrant and that generates a big discussion about it.
We need to be able to discuss it maturely and objectively and look to see to what extent is immigration good for Ireland.
My own view is it has been very good for Ireland.
Like, historically, people left this country.
Now people are coming in, and I suppose we're entitled to have a mature discussion about to what extent do we want to control it.
And what I've sought to do as Minister is to have a system which is firm but fair.
Well, it's not just Bertie Ahern.
Can I tell you, like three weeks ago, I got a report from the independent examiner of security legislation, Mr. Justice George Birmingham.
It's a report that...
got a lot of coverage of the Irish Independent and other newspapers.
And one of the issues he identified in his report was the threat from Islamic terrorism.
Now, I know the overwhelming majority of Muslim people in Ireland are law-abiding people,
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