Should the government provide social welfare benefits to foreigners?
Irish welfare benefits for intra-EU migrants are amongst the highest in the EU in the areas of job seekers allowance, healthcare, old-age pensions, and child benefit. The Irish Examiner recently reported that more than a 20% of unemployment benefits recipients in Ireland are from other EU countries. In Germany, for example, 2.5% of unemployment benefit recipients are from other EU countries.
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Yes, But only for refugees and asylum seekers or non-citizens who have worked a number of years in the country
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Yes depending on their situation and they can provide proper documentation showing that they need the help
@9ZFP8GR7mos7MO
Yes but they should reduce the benefits so as not to incentivise foreigners to come here and not work
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Social welfare should be provided for a certain amount of time until the foreigner starts contributing to Irish society
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I believe they should be provided for a certain amount of time after they arrive to Ireland and then removed
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Same rules should apply to them as it would for an Irish citizen. If for a valid reason they are allowed to receive it they should, just like with an Irish citizen. If they are working and paying taxes they should receive social welfare benefits, again if it applies to them. Coming here you already have a guaranteed better quality of life, there’s no need for “special” treatment.
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Should be a tiered system based on lenght of stay in country plus credit earned over this time period
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Yes But only for good reasons
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Assistance should be provided for a period of time while the persons status is verified and they seek and gain employment. Person’s who are not genuine asylum seekers or refugees should be denied assistance and returned to country of origin
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as long as they are not getting social welfare from their country of origin as well
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Yes, as long as they are working and paying taxes And also for refugees and asylum seekers
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Yes for refugees and asylum seekers up to six months, then they need to find work and pay taxes
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