Robust plan to integrate people is key - Arrival of refugees

WITH 100 refugees from war-torn Syria already in Ireland and up to 4,000 immigrants expected here over the next two years, it is heartening to feel the Government is actively planning to ensure they are fully integrated in Irish society. 

Meanwhile, as millions flee the bloody terror of the Middle East and Africa converge on Europe, Austria is considering joining countries where barriers and fences are being built to control the movement of immigrants which has become a flood since Russia started bombing Syrian rebel forces.

In stark contrast with Greece, where 9,000 immigrants arrive every day, Ireland’s remoteness and its island status means this country can effectively control the arrival of immigrants, with 100 more due to arrive before Christmas, all to be located in Cork and Kerry. The question looming large in the public mind is what happens them when they get here?