Thomas Byrne
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285 appearances
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first heard May 2026
last heard 6d ago
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Ukrainians can work here, they're educated here.
They can live here because of the war and that is a very, very significant support for them.
Ireland has given, I think, about half a billion euro to Ukraine.
That's not including actually some of the accommodation costs here, but in terms of military support and development support in Ukraine.
And it is essential that this war ends and that they are supported to end it because that's the only way that the refugee crisis will end.
And it's absolutely the case that Putin knows that by putting pressure on governments in terms of refugees, that helps his cause.
So I think we have stepped up to the plate.
We weren't obliged, by the way, at the very start.
to go with the Temporary Protection Directive because we're not in the Schengen.
We're not walking away from it at all.
We're still part of it.
The Ukrainians have still the right to come here, still the right to work, still the right to be educated, but the support's been tapered down in order that there would be more level with other countries and still acknowledging that there's a difficult situation there.
Just to be clear, it's not ending, it's been phased out.
The impression is given that people are just en masse being put out of accommodation.
No, I have to say I think...
There is a housing crisis, but just to be clear as well, the first quarter of this year, we did most commencements ever since records began, actually.
So we are dealing with that.
We acknowledge that.
And this is adding to housing pressure.
There's no question about that.
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