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- 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-----
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
James Lawless: The Deputy might decide to characterise it any way he wants.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: On a point of order-----
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: What is the point of order?
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: The Deputy has been addressing me for minutes but I did not hear the first part of his address because I was talking to the Ceann Comhairle's good self. I stood up to ask for clarification because I had not realised the Deputy was addressing me. The debate was a charade. There was a line of NGOs telling us what they wanted us to hear, and NGOs are running the country, so it was a pure...
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: That is not a point of order.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
James Lawless: Indeed. The fact is the committee gave adequate time and completed its consideration only after all Members who wished to speak had spoken. I scanned the room a couple of times and even looked outside to see whether there was anyone else but there was not. That was why the committee finished its deliberation. There was no other reason.
- International Protection, Asylum and Migration: Motion (Resumed) (19 Jun 2024)
Mattie McGrath: You should have got a drone.