Mayor faces calls to quit over deport comments
13 Nov 2009
CALLS went out last night for the immediate resignation of the Fine Gael mayor of Limerick, Cllr Kevin Kiely, as outrage flared following comments by him that foreign nationals who cannot support themselves should be deported.
In an earlier interview with the Irish Examiner, Mr Kiely said people on the dole would be better off out sweeping the streets rather than sitting at home doing nothing.
Mr Kiely added to public fury yesterday when he said: "I'm calling for anybody who is living in the state and who can't afford to pay for themselves to be deported after three months. We are borrowing €400 million a week to maintain our residents and we can't afford it... we can't afford the current situation unless the EU is willing to step in and pay for non-nationa
"I'm not racist, but we can't continue to borrow €400m a week and the Government has to put a halt and say enough is enough unless the EU intervenes and pays some sort of a subvention," he said.
This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Thursday, November 12, 2009