Joe O’Brien says migrant reception system needs structural overhaul as he tends integration portfolio
O’Brien grew up on a farm in Grenagh, Co Cork, before spending much of his professional life working on migrant issues.
“There’s providers who can provide accommodation that might not have done so before that I’ll be open to talking to them to try and convince them to do it.” O’Brien says his existing community development portfolio in the Department of Social Protection stands him in good stead, referencing a wider architecture of community structures which can be deputised into migration efforts.“I do see it as a really key part of my role to augment or support the actions that are happening at a local level, or to help initiate reactions at a community level.
And, for the longer term, he says preparations are needed now for a smooth path to many of those who have fled Ukraine staying on a permanent basis. The extension of the temporary protection directive, the EU agreement that governs the permissions and rights to residency of Ukrainians who fled to the bloc, means those in Ireland will likely stay for two years at least.
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