Goverment to Introduce Anti Begging Laws

[Old Mr Grouser]

One option here would be to have a fine for giving to beggers.

Excellent suggestion.

[FutureTaoiseach]

Anyone arrested for begging should have their residency-status checked by the Gardai, and deported if they are here illegally.

[He3]

Anyone arrested for begging should have their residency-status checked by the Gardai, and deported if they are here illegally.

The Taoiseach and his Cabinet may not like being put in jeopardy seeing as they have the hand out for €80,000,000,000 or so at the moment.

Could there be a cut-off point? That might reassure them - say anyone begging for more than one million per day could be immune from arrest and deportation? Or if it was ok to beg from foreigners?

[Mushroom]

The Taoiseach and his Cabinet may not like being put in jeopardy seeing as they have the hand out for €80,000,000,000 or so at the moment.

Could there be a cut-off point? That might reassure them - say anyone begging for more than one million per day could be immune from arrest and deportation? Or if it was ok to beg from foreigners?

Be nice to see Mansergh and McAleese deported whence they came.

[FutureTaoiseach]

The Taoiseach and his Cabinet may not like being put in jeopardy seeing as they have the hand out for €80,000,000,000 or so at the moment.

Could there be a cut-off point? That might reassure them - say anyone begging for more than one million per day could be immune from arrest and deportation? Or if it was ok to beg from foreigners?

Bogus comparison. It's not like Biffo is going to another country illegally to beg.

[former wesleyan]

Anyone arrested for begging should have their residency-status checked by the Gardai, and deported if they are here illegally.

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[Old Mr Grouser]

Anyone arrested for begging should have their residency-status checked by the Gardai, and deported if they are here illegally.

[COLOR="Blue"]"and deported if they are here illegally." [/COLOR]

Piffle! Deport them anyway, as used to be done in the old days.

The judge has only to say that has it in mind to send them to prison, and he is given them two weeks remand on bail, so that they may put their affairs in order.

And that's it. They are still free to continue with their begging, but it will have to be done over in London or Manchester.

[former wesleyan]

[COLOR="Blue"]"and deported if they are here illegally." [/COLOR]


They are still free to continue with their begging, but it will have to be done over in London or Manchester.

Wouldn't work. Too much competition from the Micks.