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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And although it's only a small part, it is the most politically contentious, as you've indicated.
And I suppose the reason it's politically contentious is that other types of migration involve people coming in for work permits who are unable to work here and are able to, I suppose, pay their own way, being blunt.
When it comes to asylum, we have an obligation under the
A part of having a mature discussion is it is unquestionably the case that the establishment of a lot of IPAS centres has had an impact on local communities' views about immigration.
So I've sought to diffuse that.
You mentioned Dublin One, Conall.
I haven't, since I've become minister, opened any more IPAS centres in Dublin One because I believe that there was an over-concentration of them.
Well, I'm not as the direct answer, but I suppose it's a reflection of the policy that I've implemented.
And there were reasons for those contracts not going ahead.
And, you know, they're before the court, so I don't want to get into too much detail of it.
But like, I do have an obligation as minister.
to reduce the amount of money that we're spending.
And I'm having some success.
For the first time in years, our spend on IPAS this year has gone down from what it was last year.
And in terms of Ukrainian accommodation, the state spent 1.2 billion in 2024.
This year, we'll be spending 600 million.
So I'm reducing the cost because that spiralling cost that was going up, up, up was unsustainable.
Well, first of all, in terms of the national migration strategy, that's a strategy that I'm putting in place that won't come out later on in the year.
In terms of the pact itself, the pact will commence on the 12th of June.
I brought through the Oireachtas the most significant reform of our asylum laws that was signed by the president recently.
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