Gerry Hutch claims 'illegal' immigrants 'should be interned'
Gerry Hutch has called for ‘illegal’ immigrants to be ‘interned’ in ‘camps’, while laying out his political policies.
The veteran criminal is running in the Dublin Central by-election on May 22, attempting to fill the seat vacated by former Fine Gael TD and finance minister Paschal Donohoe.
In a recent campaign video, Hutch answered several questions from independent Dublin City councillor Gavin Pepper in Corinthians Boxing Club in the capital.
Gerry Hutch has called for ‘illegal’ immigrants to be ‘interned’ in ‘camps’. Pic: Sam Boal/Collin Photos
Pepper has been previously described as a ‘far-right activist’ in the Dáil and is very vocal online about immigration in Ireland.
This was one of the topics that he asked Hutch about in the video, as well as the cost of living and special education.
In response, the 63-year-old suggested that some immigrants coming to Ireland should be ‘interned’.
Hutch went on to claim that ‘genuine’ immigrants are needed for jobs that Irish people have ‘gone too posh for’. Pic: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
He said: ‘The illegal ones that are brought into the country, that poke into the country, and there’s no direct flights from these countries, they are coming into England and France and are mooching their way into southern Ireland because it’s a freebie, and are getting paid, I think they should be all interned.
‘They should be put in the Curragh Camp, in camps, until they’re sorted. Fed, and not given any money, not given any houses.
‘The other people that’s coming in from foreign countries, from India and all that type of stuff, genuine people coming in, bring your toolbox. Yous are more than welcome.
Gerry Hutch merchandise for sale at a market stall on Dublin’s Henry Street. Pic: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
‘But the ones that are Somalians and them type of people, no way. Interned.’
Hutch went on to claim that ‘genuine’ immigrants are needed for jobs that Irish people have ‘gone too posh for’, such as ‘working in McDonald’s’.
He continued: ‘We need foreign nationals coming in for them jobs, whether we like it or not. We are gone too posh.
Hutch said that any child with special needs is allowed to train in Corinthians boxing club for free. Pic: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
‘But the illegal ones, don’t give them a penny. Feed them, and put them on the boat, and send them back.’
Discussing other topics, Hutch said that any child with special needs is allowed to train in Corinthians boxing club for free.
He added: ‘If a kid comes in here with special needs, he gets looked after. He’s probably never gonna box. He plays around. He thinks he’s a boxer.
‘We let him have the banter, and we just watch them that they don’t get injured. They’re alright.
‘Because you have to get away from the parents. F***ing driving the parents mad. You know what they’re like, these kids. It is not their fault. They’re kids.’
Hutch also said that further funding is needed for special needs assistants and that the Government has managed the situation ‘disgracefully’.
