Paul Murphy urges Stamp 2 visa extension for summer workers
Paul Murphy called on the Taoiseach to intervene to grant a three-month extension of Stamp 2 visas for English language students and seasonal workers. He warned thousands of workers in bars and restaurants are being told to leave the country by the end of the month and said the Department of Justice has refused a simple extension.
Call for visa extension
Paul Murphy pressed for a three-month extension to Stamp 2 visas to tide people over until September, repeating a demand made by the English Language Students Union for a straightforward temporary measure.
Immediate impact on workers
He said thousands working in bars and restaurants face losing their accommodation and jobs for the summer, and then having to return in September to find new apartments, new jobs and to begin new courses.
Department of Justice stance
Murphy said the Department of Justice has so far refused to grant the requested extension, describing the refusal as preventing workers from having peace of mind during the summer months.
Precedent and government remarks
The debate included a response noting that Stamp 2 visas have been extended on about nine previous occasions, with Murphy insisting that an additional short-term extension is necessary this time.
Direct appeal to the Taoiseach
Murphy concluded by asking the Taoiseach to intervene that week to approve the extension before workers "packed up and left", framing the request as urgent to avoid immediate disruption for students and seasonal staff.
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Thanks Chair, Taoiseach, thousands of workers in our bars and restaurants are being told to leave the country by the end of the month, as the Department of Justice is refusing to give a simple extension until September for those on Stamp 2 visas, this means thousands of people will have to leave their accommodation, leave their jobs for the summer, only when they return next September to try to find new apartments, new jobs when there are new courses, begin. It is a ludicrous situation, Taoiseach. The English Language Students Union are calling for a three-month extension to stamp two visas to tide people over until September. It's a very simple measure, but I understand that so far the Department of Justice has absolutely refused to budge. Taoiseach, will you intervene this week to grant this extension before it's too late to give workers peace of mind and before they have packed up and left? Thank you. Thank you. I will interrupt the Taoiseach. We must maintain… Just to say, in terms of Stamp 2 visas, I believe they have been extended on about nine occasions. Nine occasions. This occasion? I am absolutely right. Exactly. The rhetoric that you articulated as if the Minister was doing nothing, the Minister has extended these on nine occasions. There comes a time, you know, we have to have some balance as well, like in terms of what we are doing, in terms of overall policy and frameworks, to be fair, all around. That's amazing. I thank you. Thank you. Thank you. ым enough. Let me come back. Let me check what to deposit, planning here from Miloaneن, for the Department of Justice at Kendo. We'll Windows. You make peace of mind? No, a lot. Let me try. NewHI you'd be doth. You can go above the ArtsIS. And if you get here and work. You get the effects. You can inherit the second mat��. Look. Lılmış plays.
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