Results 561-580 of 1,028,060 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Cathal Crowe OR speaker:Marc Ó Cathasaigh) in 'Committee meetings'
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Are we going to call a vote on whether we have more time to-----
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Because the Government is playing games, yes.
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputies, let us think about this. The public is looking in. We have been asking for weeks, quite rightly in my view, for more time to discuss this. The Chief Whip has come in to say that the Government is going to give us more time and now the Members are going to say they do not want more time.
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: To be clear, what was agreed was that more time would be provided if Members showed up here. Right now, another hour would suffice to deal with the matter. A vote is scheduled for tonight and a vote should take place.
- Gnó na Dála - Business of Dáil (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I am certainly not agreeing to sitting here for another hour. That will mean we will be here until 1 a.m. The Deputy might like to be here but I am not going to ask the staff to be here until those unearthly hours. It is not agreed. Are we going to have a vote?
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Deputy Harkin is next and will share time with her colleague Deputy Fitzmaurice.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Marian Harkin: Today we discuss if Ireland should opt into the EU migration pact. The pact itself contains extremely detailed requirements from all member states within its legislative proposals and it specifies how the entire system would operate across the EU. These are very detailed documents and yet we have not discussed in the detail necessary the requirements and obligations on Ireland if we opt...
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I thank the Deputy. If I can just say, before we go on to the next speakers, that I do not think there are any racists in this House.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: I have been accused of being racist previously and I will not accept that from anyone.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I will not accept it in respect of anybody here either, but we need to be careful with our language.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Danny Healy-Rae: We need to tell the truth.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: You are absolutely right. We need to tell the truth, but we need to be careful with our language that we do not incite people, rightly or wrongly. I am sure the Minister will correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding in respect of this pact, and Members will vote whatever they want, which is their prerogative, is that Ireland will still have an obligation, pact or no pact, under...
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: The Government is telling us it will.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Peter Burke: No one said that, absolutely not.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: It will not change it one iota. It is important we respect one another and understand the facts. We now go to a Government slot.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Cathal Crowe: I thank the Ceann Comhairle. I am going to share time with Deputy Lawless. I welcome the opportunity to speak on this. It is important we have a rulebook and framework that is workable and enforceable. Those who come to a country, as the Ceann Comhairle said, through international law seeking protection and asylum need to have a framework that is fair but, equally, robust. Asylum seeking...
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
James Lawless: I will speak primarily as Chair of the justice committee, where this pact went through not long ago. On the procedural aspect, I have heard a constant refrain from many Deputies that not enough time was allowed to debate the matter. I heard the Taoiseach say yesterday on the Order of Business that every Member who wanted to speak on the matter or contribute to it would be permitted to do...
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: Of course it was curtailed.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
James Lawless: How was it curtailed? The Deputy wandered out of the room without having spoken. He was in the room, he hung around for a while and then he wandered out of the room. The floor was open to him and he chose not to take up the opportunity. I am not responsible for what he chooses to do.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: It was a charade, with NGOs-----