Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise a matter. It is absolutely vital that we ask the Business Committee to alter the schedule to take into account the dominant issue on our television screens over the last few days, namely the separation of children from their parents and the putting of those children into cages under the new immigration policy of the US President, Mr. Donald Trump. It has horrified the entire nation and the world. It has also horrified the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade who tweeted about it but we need a little bit more than a tweet. We need this Parliament to send a message that we do not agree with this policy.

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