Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I join with others in appealing to the Taoiseach, as Leader of this House, to forge a common view on the outrageous actions of the Trump Administration in its first ten days of office. We await further actions. What he has done in regard to refugees, to travel, to international trade and in insulting the leader of the largest neighbouring country Mexico is a start. There are other issues, such as climate change and his views on woman and the disabled. It is a moment of enlightenment. We need to take a stand on these issues. I would ask the Taoiseach to acknowledge that it is not business as usual. This is a unique set of circumstances in that we have never had a Donald Trump figure in such a powerful office before. Can we seek to forge a common view within this House to make clear the values of the Irish people? The great majority of the Irish people find what Donald Trump has done and proposes to do anathema.

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