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GARDAÍ ARE MONITORING the ‘foreign fighter phenomenon’ of Irish residents travelling to take part in the conflict in Syria, as well as their potential radicalisation upon their return.
The Minister for Justice and Defence Alan Shatter revealed this morning that the government is aware of between 25 and 30 Irish residents having travelled to Syria to take part in the conflict.
He was responding to questions from Fianna Fáil TD Brendan Smith, who said it has been estimated that as many as 11,000 people from 70 different countries have travelled to take up arms in the ongoing civil war.
Action as necessary
“Gardaí will continue to monitor the situation in this area and will take action as necessary,” Minister Shatter said.
Shatter echoed the deputy in describing the conflict as a “humanitarian disaster”.
He said that units within An Garda Síochana, such as the Garda Racial, Intercultural & Diversity Office, are liaising with minority communities where there might be individuals more “inclined to travel”, to stress that there are more “beneficial ways of taking part in the conflict than by taking up arms”.
There is also a concern among Member States that fighters returning to Europe may pose a threat, he said.
“Individuals who participate in the conflict under the flag of fundamentalist and extreme organisation…It is a matter of great concern as to when those individuals return to the European Union whether they may pose certain within member states, in the context of their perspective having been radicalised.”
He said that Ireland is working with other states to decide how best to manage the phenomenon.
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Build to rent that’s all we hear now whatever happened to rental purchase so giving people responsibility and some pride for their homes hopefully
The locals here will tell you that there is a lot of evidence that SOME people are gaming the system and behaving in ways that are evident they are most certainly not in the ‘ desperately homeless and in need ‘ situations that we come to think of when providing ‘emergency accommodation for people’ – in these politically correct times seemingly if you even comment on this theres a mob wanting to pounce – the millions and millions we are spending on hotel accomodations for SOME is NOT appropriate solution and needs to be addressed. The homeless crisis heading into winter is still a problem and the Govt need to spend more of the money building real property / solutions. The level of abusing the system is getting out of control and of people knew the full scale of how their hard earned income taxes they pay are being wasted and abused it would a national scandal.
@Dave Hammond: Do you know the process that you have to go through to declared as homeless.
People have played all systems for years and there is nothing new about that.
Look at the tax system and the people avoiding paying their due.
Met my future wife there at “Shanks disco” 45 years ago when it was called the Croft’s Airport hotel. Stayed there a few times since.
@Irish big fellow: Tried to leave her back, eh ?
@Irish big fellow: with her or another?
@Irish big fellow Where you a Lifeguard ?? The pool was the dance floor !
@Ciaran Dunne: Shanks Disco @ The Crofton Airport Hotel in the 70s…my brother met his missus there too!…and yes – the dig-out for the dance floor was the proposed hotel swimming pool…I guess the disco was a more luctative outcome than a leisure centre!
@Irish big fellow: Did you go to the fleadh cheoil that night?
Are the “operational reasons” due to an increased demand for emergency housing?
Sounds vague and suspicious!
Perhaps they need the space because they are expecting others to come in later, about 250 or so.
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