Results 19,061-19,080 of 35,889 for speaker:Pearse Doherty
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: The Spanish have a veto and the Government does not.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: A veto? All the Government is looking for is a thumbs-up and a pat on the back. Fair play. Forget about the veto.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: If the Minister of State was as loud in Europe as he is here, we might get somewhere.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: Designated special status within the European Union will allow for the economic prosperity, trade relations and jobs of the entire island of Ireland to be protected and enhanced together. It is the type of imaginative and innovative approach that has been called for by the European Union itself. Given the Government's obligation to uphold the new relationships within Ireland and between...
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: I have my suspicions that it is not because of the merits of the proposal but because the proposal originated from Sinn Féin. Perhaps it is because the case of designated special status within the EU challenges the view of the Government that Ireland actually ends at the Border. That is despite the fact that every single citizen in the North has the right to Irish citizenship and the...
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: It is up to the Taoiseach now to represent the interests of the Dáil and the interests of the people throughout the island of Ireland and put that demand at the European Council meeting.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: I understand it is difficult for the Minister of State to take-----
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: Second, we need a commitment that the Good Friday Agreement will remain paramount. Third, the Government should seek a veto to ensure no agreement between the EU and Britain may apply to the North of Ireland without the agreement of Ireland and Britain first. That is similar to what has been achieved by the Spanish Government. The European Union should also recognise that other existing...
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: -----to try to prevent these statements taking place in the first place.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: He said it was an informal meeting of the 27. I welcome the fact that he has acknowledged that it is indeed a European Council meeting.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: He stated it in the first sentence of his opening statement.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: Perhaps the Taoiseach could be reminded of what the Chair has stated-----
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: -----which was to let me finish my contribution. The Taoiseach will have his opportunity to wrap up.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: Now is the time to stand up for national interests. Now is the time to take the lead of other European member states-----
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: -----which have secured, in the negotiating guidelines, commitments relating to a veto that the Taoiseach should have secured many times ago.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: As I stated, pats on the back, thumbs up or being told we are special will not cut it.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: The Taoiseach has a job to do. It may be one of his final jobs, but he has a job to do on behalf of the Irish people, North and South-----
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: -----which is to secure a veto on future arrangements relating to the North of Ireland, Britain and the EU----
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: -----with the Good Friday Agreement being paramount.
- European Council: Statements (13 Apr 2017)
Pearse Doherty: It is also to represent the views of this Parliament-----