Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

The Government must first ensure that domestic law is fully in conformity with the agreement in question. I have a detailed script which I will not have time to read into the record of the House, but I hope it may be taken on board. If Ireland were to ratify the convention it would appear that significant changes must be made across a wide range of existing legislation, including authorisation to stay and to work, education, training and integration, family re-unification, social security, transfer of income, taxation, housing, health and medical care and electoral law. These changes would also have implications for our relations with our EU partners, none of which has signed or ratified the convention or signalled an intention to do so.

The tabling and content of this motion demonstrates the clear unsuitability of Sinn Féin for office——

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