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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: We have. I spoke about this issue earlier in terms of the arrest of Mr. Rached Ghannouchi. I made this point in response to the original question from Deputy Kenny. This is not about tea and sympathy. That is not what we are doing. We must have a realistic assessment of these issues and how we can best impact and create pressure. It will either be through engagement or just complete...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: We are active, therefore, in many international forums to try to deal with unacceptable regimes such as this and behaviour on their part.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: I am sorry.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: No, I was not worked up at all. I just think it is shocking how you guys operate, how the Deputies operate, first, in terms of their intolerance of a wide variety of views and debate. I instinctively felt this was how they were going to approach this. This is a genuine debate. There is a wide range of speakers with different perspectives, including people working in Irish universities and...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: -----get the person. Let us undermine the integrity and international reputation of the person, and all for the sake of the Deputies' political agenda.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: It is a sickening form of politics you engage in, Deputy Murphy. I find it abhorrent. A more sinister element behind it is to snuff out debate. You talk about freedom of speech and so on in Tunisia. You are nowhere near that - I am not suggesting that - but what you are trying to suggest is certain people cannot speak-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: -----because they have a view. That is what you are saying. They should not be allowed speak.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: If there are up to 50 or 60 speakers and if one or two have views that are contrary-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: -----to the views of Deputies Murphy or Boyd Barrett, then they should not speak. That is intolerance. You guys are no great advocates of freedom of speech at all, and I shudder to think of the day when you would ever be in authority, because, by God, would you put the jackboot on people who might have views different from yours. That is where you guys are coming from.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: It is not. It is where I stand.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: I will not withdraw anything. It is a democracy.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: Sorry-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: Okay.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: I am not withdrawing it. We are in a parliament. I believe fundamentally in the right of freedom of expression in this Parliament.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: I have witnessed the Deputies opposite make all sorts of comments about people.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: I am not going to. It is a bit rich for Deputy Murphy to be looking for-----
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: He is getting somewhat squeamish now.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: Through the Chair, yes.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: I am entitled to an opinion.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (15 Jun 2023)
Micheál Martin: Sorry, through the Chair, you have just-----