Irish politicians widely agree: 'No veto' on asylum centres

Irish politicians from almost every party consistently use the same talking point: that communities have "no veto" over who lives in their area.

Helen McEntee said that such a veto would be used "by those who simply don't want this to happen at all.

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[oruanaidh]

All these sell outs reading off the same script

[christendom]

This people are so out of touch with the normal Irish people.

[theeryx]

The Irish have fought and defeated oppression before and we will again

[fitzerelli]

We do have right to a veto when thousands of unknown men move into your area

[janetfitzgerald]

We do have a right to reject plantations.
More than a right, a duty.

[rgm]

“Shame on you” politicians. People will defeat your evil agendas.

[df]

Blackrock, Foxrock, Stillorgan, Greystones, Dalkey etc all have a VETO. And we all know it.

[sb]

No votes for the "No Veto" parties

[StonedToDeath]

Take away the people's voice and you leave them with nothing but their fists.

[madeinireland]

The people of Ballsbridge have, and the people of Dalkey have too, what they really mean is that the working class people don't have a veto .

[lcoconstruction]

Traitors, but they forget we are not cowards, our forebears fought with their lives for our freedom and culture and so will we, we are not Wimps and pathetic like them! God save Ireland 🇮🇪.

[joereynolds]

They are literally vetoing the wishes of the people who pay their sky high wages.

[sargy]

They have no problem Vetoing sons and daughters of farmers from building houses on their own land in local communities ...

[liamanderson]

Let's hope people remember this on the next general election

[daneenking]

there's a difference between a person moving into a area & a area being taken over where communities are destroyed

[e.-_m]

We have a veto who moves into the dail next election

[depaor]

BECAUSE WE ARE " ONLY THE IRISH INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THIS ISLAND "😢🇮🇪

[fuyocouch]

All the different parties using the same spin doctor.

[MaryScanlon-xjme]

They need to veto them into there own affluent areas 🇮🇪

[janetfitzgerald]

No one in their right mind wants this to happen. Case in point; Dundrum. 1 doctor and no Garda.