Independent European election candidate Peter Casey concerned about total open border policy

Commenting Peter said, “I am delighted to announce that I will be contesting a seat in the June European Elections. Like most people, I am very concerned about the total open border policy of our government and indeed the  opposition, Sinn Féin. When the majority of the Irish MEPs voted to "Opt In" to the EU Asylum and Migration Pact, I believe that this was a serious mistake, as Ireland, along with Denmark had already successfully negotiated the option to "Opt Out”. We have a housing crisis in Ireland and I believe that the government was wrong to agree to take in twenty six thousand additional asylum seekers. We should have “Opted Out”."

He continued, “The Midlands Northwest has a huge problem with Mica / Deflective Blocks and thousands of people, their homes and businesses have been affected. These homes and businesses need to be demolished and rebuilt. I will do everything I can to help the people affected, if elected. We need immediate confirmation that we will get 100% Redress for all."

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"I am totally in favour of diversity and I support Ukraine one hundred percent, but I simply feel that, at the moment, after giving refuge to one hundred and ten thousand Ukrainians, we should not have agreed to take in twenty six thousand asylum seekers. When I watched Helen McEntee, our Justice Minister try and explain her department's non performance in returning only three of the one hundred and eighty eight asylum seekers back to their own country, to Michael McNamara TD in the Dáil, I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Then, when I heard the British Prime Minister Richie Sunak, say that, the recently passed Rwanda Bill would lead to an influx of asylum seekers into Ireland, that just confirmed that I had made the right decision to stand. This simply cannot happen."

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"Safety in rural Ireland is another huge issue, from talking to people in rural Irish communities, I am convinced that they do not feel as safe as they did ten years or more ago. I believe that we need more gardaí in rural Ireland."

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