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- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Mattie McGrath: I do not believe it is and the Irish people will have to have a vote if we want to meddle with the triple lock. It was given as a sop. I am old enough to remember canvassing in favour of Nice I and Nice II. If it was today, I would not be canvassing in favour. Nice II was passed because of concessions, one of which was the triple lock. We need to have our voice heard in Europe and our...
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Paul Gogarty: We will now move on to questions and answers. The Taoiseach or another Minister or Minister of State will take questions and answers for a period not exceeding 20 minutes and the following arrangements will apply. There is no set time for a question or an answer but it is normal for the Chair to ask Members to be concise given the short time period available. Opposition parties and groups...
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: There is always a bit of confusion about this slot. A range of questions have already been asked and I am more than happy to answer them now. However, the ruling from the Chair is that the questions should be fresh in coming forward. I am in the Chair's hands on this.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Mattie McGrath: I call Sinn Féin.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: How long do I have?
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Mattie McGrath: The Deputy should be prudent. It depends on how many Members are offering but there are only two Deputies doing so at the moment.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Apologies, I was not anticipating this and am not sure this was a feature during the last statements on-----
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: It is always the way.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Okay.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Mattie McGrath: Is it not good to have it?
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: It is great, yes, outstanding.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: The Deputy can ask me anything.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I will take the opportunity. One of the primary issues I raised was the tariffs. The picture is somewhat uncertain but I ask the Minister of State to give us an update in relation to the feedback the Irish Government is getting on the discussions with the Commission. I am interested not so much in the areas that are most vulnerable because several areas are thus. I am more interested in...
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Paul Lawless: Last year the Government sought to introduce censorship laws under the guise of hate speech legislation. The Government essentially sought to assert itself as the arbitrator as to what is and what is not hate. Recently the European Commission warned Ireland that we are outside the laws in terms of hate speech legislation. An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, recently told an NGO that we will...
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Barry Ward: I will shortly talk about EU expansionism but I feel I need to address some of the comments Deputy Lawless has made about hate speech legislation. I am very much an advocate for free speech. Quite apart from the fact that it is a right under the European Convention, it is a constitutional right in this jurisdiction which must be respected and maintained. However, having a law that says...
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Paul Lawless: Does the Deputy support changing the legislation, the legislation he supported last year? I have no difficulty-----
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Mattie McGrath: Please, Deputy Lawless-----
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Barry Ward: The Deputy can read the comments I made on this in the Seanad. As the Fine Gael justice spokesperson in the Seanad, I spoke for a very long time on many occasions on that Bill. There is no doubt whatsoever about my views on this. The Deputy speaks as if there are no restrictions on free speech and suggests we should tell the EU to go and get stuffed. What kind of a comment is that to...
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Paul Lawless: The Irish people said "No" and the Government dropped it.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Mattie McGrath: Please-----