The EU Migration Pact is comprised of several different pieces of legislation on which the European Parliament voted separately. Lumping them all together into one vote, which will remove the opt-out that Irish people voted for in the Lisbon Treaty, is profoundly undemocratic.
Following the shocking inquest into the death of Aoife Johnston at University Hospital Limerick, I asked for time to be set aside in Dáil Éireann to discuss the ongoing crisis there.
The proposed Nature Restoration Law’s lack of a funding mechanism for farmers required to reduce or abandon farming activities in affected areas is its biggest flaw. In the Burren & Hen Harrier SPA, farmers had funding cancelled after engaging with agri-environment schemes.
There’s a disconnect between what the Government does and what it says on immigration. There’s also a lack of transparency on key data.
Thank you to Ireland AM for their public service in broadcasting live from Limerick this morning on the state of healthcare in the Mid-West.
Independent TD Michael McNamara has called on Dáil Éireann to set aside time for a discussion on the purchase of vast tracts of farmland in South Tipperary by John Magnier and called for measures to combat further concentration of ownership.
My opinion piece in The Sunday Independent on April 14th, 2024.
I outlined to the Dáil why I voted against the nomination of Simon Harris as Taoiseach.