Representative
Senator
Sinn Féin
Seanad Éireann
IE - - Dublin 2
Ireland
Working language: English
30/07/2021 - Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons PACE rapporteur calls for de-escalation and respect for a cease-fire after recent border incidents between Armenia and Azerbaijan 18/05/2021 - Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons The humanitarian consequences of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan: PACE rapporteur to visit Yerevan
24/06/2021 | 16:59:25 Good afternoon, I want to warmly congratulate my friend and comrade Mr Momodou Malcolm JALLOW on this excellent report. I believe it will be historic when we pass this report today and absolutely essential. It's long overdue from the Council of Europe to acknowledge the link between contemporary racism and colonial history enslavements and the transatlantic slave trade. I can't emphasise enough just how important I think the issue of education is in this regard. When I grew up in England... 22/06/2021 | 19:34:56 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) I want to congratulate the rapporteur on an excellent report. I believe Europe now stands at a crossroads. We have an opportunity to take a different path to that of neo-liberalism that has been so dominant over the past 40 years. The Covid crisis demanded a rapid expansion of public financing and public intervention -to protect our health services , and our people and businesses. Suddenly the ideology of leaving society to the invisible hand... 22/06/2021 | 12:37:42 Good morning and thank you again for the opportunity to speak on this important topic. I want to welcome this report, which highlights important issues with regard to the rollout of Covid passes or certificates. This report highlights the importance of striking a balance between the rights of individuals to freedom of movement and the need to protect fundamental rights and guard against discrimination. The European Digital Green Certificate moves society in the right direction but it is not... 22/06/2021 | 10:12:09 Thank you very much. I want to commend this excellent report, it deserves every support. I think this concept of a right to know is both timely and very welcome. I particularly welcome the highlighting the importance of the Tromso Convention. I would echo the rapporteur's call for member states to sign up to this excellent initiative. When we talk about media freedom of course we have to highlight the horrific cases of the murders of journalists. I think whenever we think of media freedom we... 22/04/2021 | 13:06:47 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Turkey has been moving away from democratic discourse and practice in recent years. The disgraceful decision to withdraw from the Istanbul convention should be seen in this context. This break from democracy has been stimulated by the dominant political actors under the role of the AK Party. In 2019, in the context of the democratic situation in Turkey, the Parliamentary Assembly reiterated that political opposition in and outside parliament...
30/04/2021 | Doc. 15244 | Written declaration Critical state of health of prisoners in Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic 23/03/2021 | Doc. 15244 | Written declaration Critical state of health of prisoners in Turkey during the Covid-19 pandemic 07/10/2020 | Doc. 15162 | Motion for a resolution The impact of Brexit on human rights on the island of Ireland 15/10/2019 | Doc. 14926 | Written declaration The rights of the politically oppressed must be restored in the Republic of Moldova 04/10/2019 | Doc. 14983 | Written declaration The international community must respond to mass arrests and political prosecution in Kazakhstan
24/06/2021 | Doc. 15306, vote on the draft text for resolution Combating Afrophobia, or anti-Black racism, in Europe 22/06/2021 | Doc. 15308, vote on the draft text for resolution Media freedom, public trust and the people’s right to know 22/06/2021 | Doc. 15308, vote on the draft text for recommendation Media freedom, public trust and the people’s right to know 22/06/2021 | Doc. 15309, vote on the draft text for resolution Covid passes or certificates: protection of fundamental rights and legal implications 22/06/2021 | Doc. 15310, vote on the draft text for resolution Overcoming the socio-economic crisis sparked by the Covid-19 pandemic