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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Response rates from 185k Ireland voters.
65% Yes |
35% No |
36% Yes |
35% No |
23% Yes, as long as they are working and paying taxes |
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6% Yes, but only for refugees and asylum seekers |
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Unique answers from Ireland voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@Adamjnr4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as they are working and paying taxes Or are refugees or asylum seekers.
@9SWH5GD9mos9MO
Yes, for those who work and pay taxes, and yes, for those who are unable to provide for themselves, and yes, for asylum seekers as long as they are working towards getting off welfare so they can contribute to the safety net as well.
@9NPY22911mos11MO
Yes, only for a very short period of time and encourage them to job seek. If no effort is made towards seeking a job then social welfare should be withdrawn from both foreigners and from irish citizens
@9ZC5LS56mos6MO
Yes, but only for refugees/asylum seekers who have have come from verifiably dangerous territories and cam ensure they are willing work and learn english
@MG---Sw 2wks2W
Yes, but only immediately for refugees and asylum seekers. Other immigrants should need a minimum residency period and for those over 18, a minimum period in work, contributing tax/social security. UK - special circumstance due to border and should be based on reciprocity and ease of transferring from UK to Irish benefits and vice versa especially in the case of disability, ill-health and one-parent family payments.
@B57532C2wks2W
They should provide them for refugeees and asylum seekers but other immigrants including from the EU should only be eligible to receive them after working for a number of years or paying a certain amount of tax or social security and the amount paid should be staggered down over time apart from in cases of disability or significant ill-health.
@B56X63K2wks2W
Only if the immigrant is searching for a job, or has children, then they should receive child benefits
@B4L4KHT1mo1MO
They should give welfare benefits for 4 months before cutting them of, because they should be able to have found a job by then
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