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Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I am speaking from notes.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: Ten people are born here each week and becoming Irish and, therefore, EU citizens who have no connection with this country. That is the lowest number in one Dublin hospital each week. It is probable that the real number is a multiple of that.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: Irish citizenship automatically confers EU citizenship. Consequently, new citizens have the right to reside within the EU and their parents——

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I am entitled to my 20 minutes.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I do not have a copy of a speech, I am speaking from notes.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I will make out a copy of my speech and circulate it subsequently.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I do not have a script. I am reading what the masters of the maternity hospitals said.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I am not reading a speech. Will the Deputy accept my word for it?

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I will put a speech together and circulate it for the Deputy's information.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I do not have a copy.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I am reading a quote from the masters of the maternity hospitals.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: The Deputy has now taken up five minutes of my time.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: New citizens have the right to reside within the EU and their parents and, possibly, other relatives can apply to reside in the EU on that basis. They may be entitled to so reside depending on the law of each individual member state. It is even more bizarre that when those children reach child-bearing age, they can, in turn, confer EU citizenship on their children. Therefore, people who are...

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: Can that be correct?

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: No.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: The Opposition argument can be reduced to one simple proposition; that the issue is extremely complex and should not be rushed.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I did not interrupt the Deputy or his party.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I did not interrupt the Deputy's party leader, much as I was sorely tempted.

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: The buzzwords are "complex", "confusion" and "difficulty". There is nothing remotely confusing or difficult about this proposition. While it is true certain aspects of immigration law are complex, this is not one of them. What is complex or confusing about the proposition that if a child is born to non-national parents——

Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Apr 2004)

Willie O'Dea: I am not reading a speech, I am consulting notes.