Cathal Crowe (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I join others in condemning where Hungary has gone on this. It is archaic and totally out of date. It goes against the grain of where western democracy has gone. I was born in 1982 and went through primary and secondary school in the 1990s. The standard back pocket slagging in the schoolyard was to throw a homophobic jibe at someone. How far we have come now with marriage equality and the openness of our society, and this has been embraced in most other European nations. This is where people have gone and, rightly, where society, the body politic and everyone has gone. We should do everything we can diplomatically to condemn the decisions Hungary is taking. As the previous speaker said with regard to UEFA, we need to stand with other nations in condemning this. We are all about embracing inclusivity. It is wonderful to see the Pride flags flying high in Dublin and elsewhere throughout the country this week.

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