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Thoughts on the EU’s overall political direction and priorities
On Migration: EU policies and the actions of certain countries created the reasons people are migrating. I ref...
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PESCO and the EU Army will be disastrous for Irelands international reputation and neutrality, which presently gives us a unique voice
Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan: I acknowledge that there are some positives in the reply of the Min...
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If issues were addressed, would people want stay in their country of origin?
In so many cases, it is the imperialistic policies of European countries that are the contributing factors to...
On Migration: EU policies and the actions of certain countries created the reasons people are migrating. I refer to issues such as arms sales, tax measures and unfair trade treaties. They ar... Read more
Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan: I acknowledge that there are some positives in the reply of the Minister of State, but it was rather vague on PESCO spending. I want to go back to... Read more
Looking at the agenda from the EU summit, we noticed that security and defence played a big role. I know we have had a debate on PESCO. Those of us who have reservations and criticisms about... Read more
Corporate Tax Avoidance and EU Country By Country Reporting On the issue of tax, I return to the exchanges from my Leaders’ Question and the Taoiseach’s agreement that there woul... Read more
I believe the two most urgent issues for the European community is the human tragedy in Syria, with the loss of life, the destruction and the displacement and, secondly, what only can be des... Read more
In so many cases, it is the imperialistic policies of European countries that are the contributing factors to what is causing people to leave their own countries and it is also the inactivit... Read more
I believe that TTIP is a major challenge for the EU. In particular, the ISDS mechanism represents a challenge because it will enable foreign investors to directly sue state governments which... Read more