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Ireland will take in 90 Syrian refugees this year
The 90 includes four medical cases whose needs can only be met outside their current settlements.
IRELAND WILL ACCEPT 90 Syrian refugees this year, the government has told the United Nation’s refugee agency.
Most will be resettled from host countries in the Middle East and North African region. According to the Department of Justice, they could possibly come from over-populated camps in Lebanon and Jordan.
“This number will include provision for up to four medical cases whose medical needs can only be met through resettlement,” a statement to TheJournal.ie revealed. ”The UNHCR has begun the process of identifying medical cases for consideration by the Irish authorities.”
During 2013, 35 Syrian refugees came to Ireland from Syrian UNHCR refugee camps.
That number included one medical case, in which a family of four of Iraqi/Palestinian origin arrived in July. They have been resettled in Cork.
Eight Afghan refugee families and two single Afghan men arrived in Ireland on 7 November 2013 from Damascus, Syria. The entire group of 31 people is currently living in a reception centre while participating in a language and orientation programme.
The 31 Afghan refugees was admitted under an EU funded Preparatory Action for Emergency Resettlement.
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Separately, there were 38 applications for asylum from those claiming to be from Syria in 2013. So far this year, there have been five such applications from Syrians.
In 2012, fewer than 10 Syrians had applied for refugee status in Ireland.
The deal between the government and the UN will see Britain take in some of the most vulnerable and traumatised victims, including women, children and sexual assault survivors.
A number of agencies and charities have been critical of the international community’s lack of response to the growing humanitarian crisis in Syria and its surrounding countries.
Currently, there are 2,386,087 Syrian refugees, with millions more displaced internally. The UNHCR has called on more countries to establish refugee resettlement programmes.
Germany has offered more than 10,000 places to Syrian refugees, the most of any country.
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This sounds harsh but why the hell should we get involved in this mess,when so many other countries in the region have done so much to encourage the slaugter in Syria?Qatar and Saudi Arabia are the principle funders of the head chopping,human liver eating Jihadists causing much of the mayhem. They are among the wealthiest countries on Earth and share cultural ,linguistic and religious ties with these people(while we share none,few of these refugees will be Christian) yet they have taken virtually no refugees.
And as usual there will be no chance of these peolpe returning home when this war finally does end.
Why? Because it is the right thing to do. By giving these suffering people a safe haven we are improving their lives no end. Money in this country has been wasted on a lot of trivial things, this on the other hand is well worth it.
So because it’s not our fault we should leave them to rot in a filthy refugee camp somewhere?
Shame on our country for helping non Christians!
I actually think 90 is too few, as was mentioned millions of euro has been wasted in this county. Giving these people a second chance at life is money well spent if you ask me.
Of course they will not return . With all the advantages of living in our little country why would they ?, except to go fight using our Passport as cover , return here to star on Tubridy ? . We should help people if we can , I would have thought 630 Million to mostly corrupt regimes , over 1Billion to our Charity industry on top of what we give as individuals is good when we look at our situation . If Syrians come here I would want them to leave their burkas behind , if they are not willing to become more Irish than the Irish themselves , I would prefer if they went somewhere else , we have our own ghettoes and I do not want more populated by foreigners , Ask the Swedes in Malmo how multiculturalism is working ?
“The right thing to do” my hole. Right – let’s open the floodgates. Then create support agencies to ensure that we integrate with them – not the other way round. Oh, wait…………
So i expect all you people in favour of this to be offering these people shelter in your own homes?Oh yeah thats right you expect the taxpayer to pick up the tab and the Irish working class are the ones who will have these people dumped on their doorstep.Because make no make no mistake there is no way these people will end up in middle class areas.’Diversity’ is always inflicted on the working class,and when they naturally have objections to a mass influx of foreign and alien cultures into their neighbourhoods they are painted as bigots and racists by Trinity College dinner party socialists.
And of course those Trinity college dinner party socialists by and large tend to come from white,mono-cultural neighbourhoods.Importing people who follow a religion where the penalty for people who renounce their faith is death and is deemed by most Westerners to be extreme,fanatical and heavily mysogynistic(it makes Catholicism look like a bastion of Feminism in comparison) can only lead to problems some years down the line.One only has to take a look at place like Bradford,Brussels,Tower Hamlets,Stockholm and Paris to see what issues we can look forward to in the future.
In my own home? No.
In my own neighbourhood? Absolutely yes.
Have a quick look through google images of Syrian refugee camps. You’d rather let young kids live a life like that than give some of them a chance in this country? I’d much rather my tax dollars went on those people than on irish people who have made social services a lifestyle choice.
I would rather let Middle Eastern and Islamic countries deal with problems largely of there own making instead of letting Europeans pick up the slack as usually happens.Rather than spending billions on a world cup and funding Jihadists sent from the bowels of hell,Qatar could spend billions housing and settling these people.We should stay out of this mess in every way.Europe already had its sectarian,religious wars centuries ago,now the Middle East is having there’s.These refugees should be settled in Islamic countries that suit their culture and way of life.
On the button Al , Emma you might want to check with your neighbours , they may not agree with your plans for their neighbourhood , ask Oleg in Malmo how he is getting on with the ” new Swedes “
@Aus Tereo – the list is incomplete. The USA has already accepted a small number of Syrian refugees and the Obama administration has committed to accepting several thousand more. There are over two million Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan and over six million internally displaced people within Syrian. So far the USA has donated USD 1.7 billion in aid to assist Syrian refugees inside and outside Syria. The UK is the second largest donor having committed GBP 600 million. The immediate need is to aid the refugees in Syria and in neighbouring countries to survive through the winter and so they can return to their home areas in Syria if and when there is peace. The UNHCR is only appealing for countries to take the worst affected refugees – basically people who have suffered rape, assault, wounds or severe trauma of some kind. These people will require a lot of medical and in some cases psychiatric care after they arrive in their host country. Ireland’s pledge to take 90 is generous given Ireland’s current economic circumstances and the crises affecting the CRC and Rehab. China and Italy are notable for their absence from the list of countries willing to take Syrian refugees.
Yeah because the US never does anything for anybody, unless you count spending billions policing just about every country in the world that has had a war in the last 50 years, and sacrificing the lives of hundreds of twenty year old soldiers every year.
Yeah like America does it solely to help people. America police countries it has invaded. America help fund other governments and terrorist organisation for their own benefit. America always have an ulterior motive.
Good luck ‘orienting’ the Afghans to irish culture, it’s peculiar how refugees from these regions usually end up reviling western countries that offer them asylum / citizenship.
Sorry but that’s just not true in my experience. I’ve Afghani neighbours who were settled from a refugee camp ten years ago. They are well educated hardworking people. Every one of them worked as soon as they were old enough. They are beautiful, sophisticated, educated, funny, respectable people who enjoy their lives here. (except for the weather)
Nice assumption there, that I’m left wing. I get it though, it a cheap and easy shot to take, if your argument has no substance.
The riots in Sweden were pretty mild, in actuality. And if you think France experiences ‘regular carnage’, you’ve a messed up sense of perspective.
Regardless, your generalisation of Afghans makes little sense. Is it just Afghans you have a problem with, or are Arabs or all Muslims a problem in your fatalistic version of Europe?
Kinda looks like you’re prejudiced , possibly anti Muslim? I personally think Islam is a dangerous religion, but people are generally decent. Most problems stem from poverty and ghettoisation.
A hypocrite as well to boot, a ‘cheap shot’ indeed – you’re the one who’s tagging people’s being stupid for disagreeing with you. Keep cheerleading WF, you’ll get the respect you deserve – also as your big on providing useful link I’d recommend you review the definition of ‘useful idiot’ I’ll helpfully provide link: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot
Zozimus, if that comment was directed at me – I mentioned nothing about religion, in fact the only anti Muslim rhetoric I see above is in your post! I do think though that middle easterns in general have difficult integrating into western culture. I don’t give a toss about any religion in general as long as its not creating a negative impact on ones environment.
You’re mixing up extremism with whats actually a very peaceful religion. every religion has an extremeist minority. Please educate yourself on these issues instead of stereotyping.
@ White Fung – your statement ‘the riots in Sweden were pretty mild’ does indeed sum up your perspective – I’m sure you would mind a ‘mild riot’ on your doorstep.
If a riot has to happen on my doorstep, I would at least hope for damage to be minimal and for no one to die or be seriously injured. Sweden did okay, as far as riots go.
To reiterate, that you believe that France experiences ‘regular carnage’ says lots about your sense of perspective.
If we had a civil war here would a middle eastern government take any Christian refugees in? Dont think so. They would rather burn us at a stake. I would take any of them from syria or Afghanistan. Did we cause the mess? No.
Did the little girl who has lost both her parents and now has no food or shelter cause this mess? No.
Ffs, we’re all human. Irish/Syrian, Muslim/Christian, black/white, these are all just things we’ve made up over time to divide ourselves. There’s certainly nothing ‘Christian’ about your attitude towards the world’s most needy.
White Fang, it forever amazes me that thee are individuals like you who Cheerlead for such regressive ideologies where subjugation of women and ‘infidels’ is common place and the likes of Fgm, honour killings, decapitations, suicide bombings, acid attacks etc is not uncommon.
@White Fang – Christians are being persecuted and killed in many Middle East countries including Syria, Iraq, Iran and Egypt. Syria has a large and ancient Christian minority going back to the time of Jesus Christ and Saint Paul. It is highly probable that some of the Syrian refugees coming to Ireland will be Christians. I expect that the Irish Muslim community and the Christian Churches will be willing to play their part in welcoming and assisting Syrian refugees.
What ad hominem nonsense. You really couldn’t do any better?
Actually, my views are pretty ideologically antithetical to that of Islam. It’s your lazy and uninformed generalisations of groups of people that I disagree with.
Actually you’ll find that the Irish are popular enough. And most places would take in people who will contribute to society and work hard while respecting local culture.
Reflect on how lucky we are that we would have a lot of choices of places to go if we had a war.
Incidentally – what sides were you thinking of for our civil war? Civil against uncivil?
David, I don’t doubt that there are cases of Christians being targeted for their faith, especially in volatile countries like Syria. These events are mostly isolated though, and are not widespread, despite what certain media outlets would have you believe. Look at the actual statistics, not those massaged by groups with an agenda.
@White Fang – I suggest you conduct some research into this subject. Christians have been persecuted since the time of Jesus Christ himself and are today still the most persecuted religious group in the world.According to the Roman Catholic Church over 100,000 Christians are killed annually for reasons connected with their faith. According to the World Evangelical Alliance of Protestant Churches, as many as 200 million Christians are denied their human rights because of their faith. This persecution occurs predominantly in Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria and Sudan but also occurs in Communist countries such as China, North Korea and Cuba. However the persecution of Christians in Muslim countries is no justification for persecution of Muslims in countries which historically, like Ireland, have been regarded as Christian. Jesus Christ said “Love thy neighbour as thyself”.
You clearly didn’t read the article that I posted, David. It dissects that figure you just quoted. It has no credibility.
One million Christians died as martyrs between 2000 and 2010.
Divide by 10, and you get the annual 100,000 figure.
However, 900,000 of these one million deaths occurred during the civil war in DRC. Strange, that.
In actuality, around 7-8,000 Christians die for their faith a year. Not as impressive as 100k, admittedly.
Feel free the keep swallowing the spin and claim that Christians are the most persecuted people in the world. It doesn’t make it true.
@White Fang- I have now read the article from the BBC website that you posted and I agree with you that it totally discredits the claim made by the Roman Catholic Church that 100,000 Christians die each year for reasons connected with their faith. The Vatican failed to point out that the average of 100, 000 a year included 1 million people killed over a ten year period in the DR Congo who may have been Christian but who were killed for simply being Christian. I should have known better than to have used any figure used by the Vatican! I apologise.
Over the centuries more Christians have been killed by other Christians than by Muslims. And in many cases the Vatican and governments or forces supported by thd Vatican have been responsible for this.
Nevertheless, the killing and persecutions of Christians remains a significant issue. But in Syria, it is mainly Muslims who are killing Muslims.
Evidence? After what’s gone on in this country? With elderly patients stranded on hospital trollies? An entire generation emigrating? Young families without food because of a country raped to pay a gambling debt? And you want fcuking evidence?!
Whose fault is it? The Health system was not any better during the “Tiger Years”, young people have always emigrated to the US or Oz and nobody is starving in Ireland.
Fact is if the country would not been run by complete morons for the last 30-40 years, who were more interested in filling their own pockets and helping out their cronies and families, there would have been no need for Austerity and Bail Out! This country has been destroyed by its own people or have there ever been non-Irish nationals in the government? And who voted these people in? Hardly refugees or immigrants with no vote! If you really can’t looking after your own there is no one else to blame but yourselves , certainly not the 90 refugees from Syria!
How about doing something against the people that ruined the country….oh no that would be inconvenient , it’s so much easier to whinge and cry on the Journal instead of getting the lazy arse off the sofa….
There was a fantastic free health care system in Syria until the UK, US and a few more instigated a proxy invasion of the country. Now the health care system is a fraction of its former self.
We know as a former French Foreign Minister said on TV that the UK was cooking something up for Syria and now the UK wants to wash it hands of its dirty work.
Any race of people who shout god is great when firing rpgs or ak47s or when they’re about to cut some poor persons head of are not welcome here. Theyre savages.
@Chris Wakefield – these people are refugees, victims of the fanatics and the people with the guns. They will be selected and screened by the UNHCR and no doubt also by the Irish Government. In my time I have met many refugees from places such as El Salvador,Ethiopia, Eritrea, Nigeria, Uganda, Somalia, Afghanistan and Burma. My wife, who is from El Salvador, teaches English to Afghan and Somali women refugees on a voluntary basis every Wednesday. The present Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, was himself a refugee who fled from Idj Amin’s Uganda. The Ugandan Asians who came as refugees to the UK are now amongst the most successful and positive members of the UK’ s multiracial, multifaith and multicoloured society.
Let us also remember the thousands, indeed millions, of Irish people who had to flee Ireland since the Flight of the Earls and who were effectively refugees in foreign lands. There is a Calle O’Donnell in Madrid. The O’Neills are respected in Lisbon. A MacMahon became a Marshal and President of
France. And how about the Irish in North, South and Central America, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand ?
One day an Irishman or woman born in Syria or of Syrian descent could like Paul McGrath or Simon Zebo be playing for Ireland.
Give it a rest David Giles.A bunch of Irish Aristocrats being offered sanctuary by European aristocrats hundreds of years ago is hardly a valid comparison and you know it.And The O’neills are respected in Lisbon?By who?I guarantee the average man or woman on the street in Lisbon would not have a clue who the O’Neills are.
It’s only 90 people, hardly a drain on Ireland’s resources.
Where has everyone’s humanitarianism gone ?.
Is it not good to help those in need ? I think it is.
Hopefully these people will find some peace when they arrive here & will be given the opportunity to integrate into Irish society. We must do all we can to avoid the mistakes other countries made which created ghettos & separated ethnic & religious minorities from local society.
Wake up boys, your uptopia of milk and honey does not exist.
Ireland needs to tighten it borders and restrict immigration.
Look at Britain, France, Germany, Sweden and the US as some examples of where and why this integration nonsense just doesn’t work.
I am happy to accept the syrians in here on the basis of the Geneva Convention on refugees….
And that means they are repatriated immediately upon cessation of hostilities in their own countries.
@Tom Newnewman – we Irish certainly know how street protests can lead to violence. But the situation in Syria is many, many more times worse than anything ever experienced in Ireland.
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