Dear Editor, Hard working Irish families pay huge taxes many of them used to pay for the problems caused by our government, a lot of them to pay for benefits for people claiming to be refugees and asylum seekers, but not all are genuine. When they are refused this status there is a long legal process costing huge sums, all paid for with these taxes. As shown previously in this paper, a non-Irish person issued with a deportation order, whose case was before the courts for over 10 years, has involved many court appearances, each costing thousands of Euro.
Recently in separate news items in this paper we have priests accusing the Irish of racism, xenophobia and violence. Accusing the Irish people of racism seems to apply only one way and may be politically correct, but will have the effect of demonising Irish people unfairly. When non-Irish are attacked it is classed as racism, but not when Irish people are attacked as often happens, even the elderly. This is poor reward for their generosity.
The State can spend millions on non-Irish, yet the State will not spend a pittance on supplying hospital transport for elderly, rural, Irish people. This is just one example of many. Many Irish families are losing their homes because of said high taxes. Is this not racism?
David Kelly,
Crumlin, Dublin 12.