@inbook{1090a84b161b41cabcd753c0cc8c6fc3,
title = "Ireland{\textquoteright}s Evolving Migrant Policy: Recurring Rhetoric, Sporadic Action",
abstract = "It is only since the 1990s that migration has been of real concern in Ireland. Emigration was long a feature of Ireland{\textquoteright}s demography but recent decades witnessed an influx of migrants. Gradually, a coherent migrant policy has emerged, focussed on integration and multi-culturalism. Although Ireland has a centralised system, local government plays an important role in the delivery of migrant policy. This chapter reviews the evolution of that policy, its legal and philosophical basis and its responsiveness to socio-economic and cultural change. While practical and attitudinal challenges persist, innovation and good practice are emerging at local government level.",
keywords = "Collaboration, Evolving, Innovation, Integration, Multi-faceted",
author = "Br{\'i}d Quinn",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s).",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-50979-8_8",
language = "English",
series = "Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance",
publisher = "Palgrave Macmillan",
pages = "123--140",
booktitle = "Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance",
}
