Cian O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his commitment to write to his counterpart in Poland about this issue. That is welcome. I want to strongly acknowledge the work being done by our embassy in Warsaw and its continued support for the LGBTI+ community in Poland. That is very valuable.

I also want to mention a letter raising these issues written to the Minister by members of the LGBTI+ community who are Polish and live in Ireland . We must have action at a European Union level on this. The Minister is correct that the EU Commission is being very strong in this. It is essential that the Government does everything it can do at a European Council level to support the initiatives the European Commission is taking on this to try to ensure the veto is removed and there can be effective action on this, especially before the funds are disbursed.

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