There has already been interest from consultants in the UK and he expects similar interest elsewhere. “They are seeing that it pays far in excess of what they are being paid in the UK,” he said.
“Many of us, including myself, lived all over the world and broadly we are welcomed in the countries we go to. Ireland has been an incredibly welcoming country. We are known for it. It is something we should take great pride in.” Social Democrats TD Roisin Shortall said there was a lack of coordination at Government level as exemplified by the attack on asylum seekers sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin. There were 1,200 spare beds in rest centres that had been used by Ukrainians which could have accommodated them.