Deputy
Fianna Fáil
Dáil Éireann
IE - - Dublin 2
Ireland
Working language: English
25/06/2024 | 19:11:48 Thank you, Madam Speaker, Madam President and thank to the rapporteur for a timely Report. Those seeking asylum is an issue that will be with us for many years to come because of the war, the famine and the torture that exists across the globe, and to my mind, it is not an issue any developed country can address on their own. The lottery of birth very often determines the future of any citizen. And I will never forget the image of the eight-year-old Syrian boy who was washed up on a Turkish... 23/01/2024 | 20:17:01 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) The Invasion of Israel by Hamas, all the atrocities torture, rape and killings are totally unforgivable. There are no words of mine, no adjectives strong enough to condemn what Hamas a terrorist organisation has done to innocent civilians for no other reason other than being a jew. I listened to my colleague from Israel and I feel her pain when she spoke of what has been done to innocent civilians Sadly I don’t see pain for the innocent... 23/06/2023 | 12:14:07 Thank you, Madam President. Can I firstly compliment the rapporteur for this very comprehensive report. I know that in the report it says that there have been numerous resolutions in this area, and despite this, and at a time of massive acceleration to the digital world, 3.6 billion people continued to have no access to the internet, and half of the rural European Union has no access to broadband. That digital divide is based on geography, it is based on a generational divide, social-economic... 21/06/2023 | 19:16:58 Dear Colleagues, While the European Court of Human Rights is the penultimate body to ensure human rights are exonerated, the principle of subsidiarity exists. That is, human rights should be secured by domestic mechanisms rather than through the Court. Point 6 of the draft resolution points to the current operation of Human Rights Act in the UK as an excellent example of an effective domestic mechanism for ensuring rights are respected and fully implemented at a national level. Why then is... 25/04/2023 | 19:06:42 Dear colleagues, I think with anything in life – whether it be business, social or political – it is always important to take stock, to reflect and assess how relationships or partnerships are working. What's working well, what can be improved and indeed if there's something that needs to be discontinued. I thank the rapporteur for doing just that with an initiative which was introduced 13 years ago, Partner for Democracy. This status aims at developing cooperation with parliaments of non...
24/04/2024 | Doc. 15914 | Written declaration Israel Gaza conflict 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15915 | Written declaration Iran: people's rights against repression 26/01/2024 | Doc. 15915 | Written declaration Iran: people's rights against repression 25/01/2024 | Doc. 15914 | Written declaration Israel Gaza conflict 09/05/2023 | Doc. 15695 | Written declaration The United Kingdom must allow trans people to live their lives with dignity
22/06/2023 | Doc. 15796, vote on the draft text for resolution Ensuring free and safe access through the Lachin Corridor 22/06/2023 | Doc. 15796, vote on the draft text for recommendation Ensuring free and safe access through the Lachin Corridor 24/01/2023 | Doc. 15681, vote on the draft text for recommendation The Reykjavik Summit of the Council of Europe: United around values in the face of extraordinary challenges 26/06/2019 | Doc. 14922, vote on the draft text for resolution Challenge, on substantive grounds, of the still unratified credentials of the parliamentary delegation of the Russian Federation 25/06/2019 | Doc. 14908, vote on the draft text for resolution The Istanbul Convention on violence against women: achievements and challenges