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Niall Boylan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
221 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

I just said we should look after.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Can I interject just for a minute?

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Let Niall finish and then I want to bring Alan in and then you can come back.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Well, we reduced it from 800 down to 400 now, I think it is.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

I think it went down to six to four and then it'll be gone in the next year.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

But if a Ukrainian person finds themselves in a situation where they don't have a job and they do have a high unemployment rate in Ireland, which is surprising after four years, by the way, it's between 30 and 40 percent, which is a high unemployment rate.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

There's a lot of single mothers as well.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

But that's leaving aside those not available to work, those over the age of 65, et cetera, et cetera.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

But the point is, if they can't get a job, the same support should be there.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

They're there for Irish people, but not extra supports.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

That's not the way it should work.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

But there are Irish single parents with small children.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

People confuse the two of those, I'm not having a go, but people confuse the two of those.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

When we talk about immigration, you have to talk about people who come here legitimately to a visa system and work through agencies and health care, whatever it happens to be, and are part of our economy and very welcome to be part of our economy.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

And those who come here uninvited.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

And I'm not just talking about Ukrainians, by the way.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

They were invited, obviously.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Are we suggesting 80% of the population voted the far right?