Dáil debates

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

 

12:42 pm

Photo of Ruairi Ó MurchúRuairi Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On foot of the actions of the British Government at Westminster, we could be looking at an unworkable hard border for those who are not British or Irish. That could include Polish people living in my town of Dundalk who want to travel to Newry because they would have to fill out electronic travel authorisations. While this says a great deal about the nonsense about security uttered by the British Government following our response to the Ukrainian crisis, it says more about the politics of Brexit and racism and where matters in Britain stand. That is a matter for another day. We need the Irish Government and our international partners to stand firm and say that this is not acceptable. We cannot rely on the likes of Ireland’s Future, which is holding another public event in Dundalk, to prepare for a new Ireland. We need the State to stand up and we need a citizens’ assembly or a much-expanded shared island dialogue because we need action to be taken. Irish unity is the only way to go in respect of this matter.

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