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Immigration is one of the hot-button topics of this general election and six candidates from across the political spectrum debated Ireland’s response to a surge in immigration in recent years. The immigration issue was debated by Justice Minister Helen McEntee, Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman, Fianna Fáil’s James Browne, Aontú’s Peadar Tóibín, Independent Ireland’s Michael Fitzmaurice and Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy on RTÉ’s Upfront with Katie Hannon . There was fiery debate over the previous government’s handling of the influx of Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion in 2022, along with the increase of asylum seekers from many other countries worldwide. There was criticism for government parties for their “out-of step” supports for Ukrainian refugees which created a “pull factor”, according to Peadar Tóibin. James Browne countered this by saying the government acted with “humanity” and Helen McEntee said the cuts in supports for Ukrainians were instituted along with EU partners. Roderic O’Gorman, in a fiery exchange with Matt Carthy accused Sinn Féin of “walking away from Ukraine” after Mr Carthy suggested Ukrainians living in Ireland should be processed through the International Protection once the temporary protection measures that allow them to live in Ireland are ended, which his party would advocate for at an EU level. O’Gorman blasted it as a “crazy idea”. McEntee insisted that “immigration is a good thing for this country” and that Ireland needs inward migration to fill many posts as the country was at full employment. The government ministers rejected assertions that they were “asleep at the wheel” over sustainably managing migration. The Fine Gael deputy leader said inward migration is needed to ensure increased housing delivery, essential services in healthcare, and other sectors. She defended the current immigration system as rules-based. Ms McEntee said: “If somebody is coming and applying for a work permit, the job has to be there. “If somebody is coming in here as a student, we’re very clear that you are coming to study, that you are not coming here to work, that you’re not coming to use the study visa.” She added that “by and large” most people agree that migration has been a positive for the country. Mr Tóibín said there was “no doubt” that many migrants make really positive contributions to Ireland. However, the opposition politician accused the Government of being “asleep at the wheel” by not keeping immigration at what he characterised as sustainable levels. Mr Tóibín said “we have to start looking at” how many permits are provided to non-essential workers and said: “we have sleepwalked into non-sustainability”, while adding that there are 500,000 adults living with their parents due to a lack of housing. Integration minister and Green leader Roderic O’Gorman said blocking off links to other countries would be “fundamentally a wrong approach for an open economy” like Ireland. He accused Mr Tóibín of having a “deeply divisive” proposal. James Browne, who is the junior minister in the Department of Justice, said the country’s economy is “booming” in ICT and foreign direct investment. He added: “Shutting down effectively any work permit coming for foreign direct investment will be absolutely, I think, counterproductive and, quite frankly, hypocritical as well. “We do need people coming into this country. It’s at full employment and it helps our economy and our society to grow.” Michael Fitzmaurice of Independent Ireland said most people have “no problems whatsoever” on people coming in on permits. However, he said there is a problem around the “complicated permit system”. Mr Carthy said there was an “irony” in doctors and nurses who qualified here having emigrated to the “far side of the globe” over a lack of affordable housing in Ireland. Mr Carthy said the Government was overseeing crises in housing, health and migration. “What we want to do is put in place a system of rules that are clearly understood and clearly enforced that ensures that there is confidence for everyone involved.” He added: “We need to have a managed migration system that ensures that those sectors that need employees are able to access them in a way that doesn’t actually burden the overstretched services that we have, that doesn’t actually add to our housing crisis that we already have. “So we have to be cognisant of all of that and recognise the value of people who are coming here and maintaining our health services and other essential services.” Mr Fitzmaurice criticised the government for “creating divides” across communities in Ireland due to the level of supports given to some and not others and touched on the student housing crisis and claimed universities in Ireland are attracting students from outside the EEA, who have to pay higher fees, to “subsidise their finances” but this in turn creates more pressure on the housing market. While the debate raged on, it was confirmed an accommodation centre for asylum seekers at Kilbride Military camp in Co Wicklow caught fire. There were no injuries reported and an investigation was ongoing into the cause of the blaze, believed to have originated in a canteen.Kendrick Lamar’s booming shout-out to Mustard on GNX ‘s “TV Off” has taken social media by storm and even brands like McDonald’s have absorbed the trend. Lizzo is clearly a fan of the move and she pulled up to Kai Cenat’s stream over the weekend with SZA and broke out into a Lamar imitation giving Mustard a shout-out of her own. See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “She’s glowing,” Lizzo began. “Mustard!” The scream drew a laugh out of Cenat and SZA along with the thousands virtually watching along in the Mafiathon 2 chat. “That vibe was EVERYTHING. Lizzo, Kendrick, SZA unstoppable trio,” one fan wrote. 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Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats to pass a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law – a move that comes in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump opposing the measure. Trump called on Republicans to “kill this bill” in a Truth Social post last month. Known as the PRESS Act, the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act would prevent the government from forcing journalists to reveal their sources and limit the seizure of their data without their knowledge. The bill passed the GOP-controlled House earlier this year. After Trump’s reelection, press advocacy groups redoubled their efforts to get the legislation signed into law before the end of President Joe Biden’s term. But the bill’s failure to pass on Tuesday comes as time is fast-running out before the Democratic president leaves office. The bill is unlikely to win 60 votes, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has prioritized confirming judges during the lame-duck session. Government funding and a must-pass defense policy bill will also take up valuable floor time before lawmakers leave town for the winter holiday break. On Tuesday evening, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon went to the Senate floor and asked for unanimous consent to pass the bill. But GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas objected, blocking the attempt. Any single senator has the power to halt a bill put forward by a unanimous consent request. The Freedom of the Press Foundation said on X that Democrats knew the move would fail and called on the chamber to cut the holiday break short if necessary to try to pass the bill. “Speeches aren’t enough. The senate has had all year to pass this bipartisan bill,” the group said. Schumer spoke in support of the bill on the floor and urged passage, calling the provisions “common sense” and “more important now than ever before when we’ve heard so many in the incoming administration talk about going after the press one way or another.” Cotton argued in remarks on the floor that the bill is a threat to US national security and said its passage would turn the Senate “into the active accomplice of deep-state leakers, traitors and criminals, along with the America-hating and fame-hungry journalists who help them out.” Earlier on Tuesday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press used the release of a Justice Department’s inspector general report into leak investigations during Trump’s first term to argue for passage of the act. “This investigation highlights the need for a reasonable, common-sense law to protect reporters and their sources,” the group’s executive director, Bruce D. Brown, said. “It’s time for Congress to pass the PRESS Act, which has overwhelming bipartisan support, to prevent government interference with the free flow of information to the public.”The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has set aside the order restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from releasing funds to the Rivers State government. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, had in October restrained the CBN and the Accountant-General of the Federation from releasing funds from the federation account to the Governor Siminilayi Fubara administration. The judge, who gave the order in a suit filed by a faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martins Amaewhule, held that the governor’s presentation of the 2024 budget before a four-member Rivers House of Assembly was an affront to the constitution. She declared the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by Fubara was a breach of the constitution that must not be allowed to continue. READ ALSO: Okocha’s lawsuit sparks outrage as Rivers APC defends LG funds allocations Dissatisfied with the verdict, the Rivers State government approached the appellate court to set it aside. In Friday’s proceeding, the three-member panel led by Justice Hamman Barka held that the matter was not within the jurisdiction of the lower court to adjudicate. The panel declared that the court erred by stopping the release of funds to the Rivers State government from the consolidated account. Opinions Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs. As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake. If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause. Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development. Donate NowGoogle's Year in Search report reveals that people around the globe were tuning in for updates on the US election, the latest iPhone release, major movie premieres, TikTok trends, style tips and more, the New York Post reported. Top searched items in different categories are mentioned below:

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