Today’s Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll lays bare the impact of last week’s row on the attitude of voters here — and it shows those attitudes to have hardened considerably in relation to immigration. Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin has referred to work the Government has to do to explain the complexities of immigration to the public. That is one of the failures of this administration, which is struggling with the hugely difficult task of managing an ever-growing crisis. Today’s poll indicates the extent of the communications shortcomings, which can be set alongside a shortage of accommodation for asylum-seekers and a lack of early preparedness at the International Protection Office in Dublin to meet the challenge. If anything, there is a high level of confusion about the migration pact — ­another failure of government communication.

Source: Irish Independent May 05, 2024 03:07 UTC