Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs

Europe Day and the European Year of Youth 2022: Engagement with Comhairle na nÓg

Mr. Leo Galvin:

To answer the Deputy’s first question on the values of the European Union, I certainly agree with them. Ireland is much more of a moderate country, politically speaking. We do not have many extremist parties or extremist views. I believe the European Union, to some extent, is very much the same in that regard. As such, I very much agree with the values of the European Union.

On the second question as to whether we are considering some sort of role in politics, I would not be certain of it. Politics is a very complicated field to get into and especially to begin with. The world of political parties is an incredibly difficult one to navigate as well. I would shy away from political parties, but I would stand by organisations or different points from a very utilitarian sort of point of view. I would not side with any politics, if that makes sense.