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- 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-----
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Barry Ward: -----race and religion. I do not want people like that to be put upon by other people because they choose to speak out against them. The Deputy speaks as if there are no restrictions on free speech, as if it is an absolute thing. Presumably he would throw out the defamation laws as well because-----
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Paul Lawless: So the Deputy wants the Israelis to-----
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Mattie McGrath: An Teachta Lawless-----
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Barry Ward: -----he believes people should be able to say whatever they want, as is the case in America. He believes people can say whatever they want and it does not matter if they do down someone's good name or incite hatred against them. What an absolute nonsense stance to take. He should be responsible and recognise that no right in our Constitution or any other international instrument we are...