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Roderic O’Gorman said that progressive groups who weren’t supporting a ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum would have to explain why. Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness says this “sounded like a threat,” and that O’Gorman was “out of order.” He added that he is personally voting ‘No’.
“They’re not Independent TDs, they’re Fine Gael lite”: Mattie McGrath has slammed Independent deputies who shot down a Dáil debate on the EU nature restoration law this week, complaining that “they keep voting with Fine Gael all the time.”
Aodhán Ó Ríordáin who previously said Ireland could not accept “vast numbers” of “economic migrants” says the gov has capitulated to “violence” by announcing “clampdown” on “illegal immigration”.
Senator Michael McDowell – Ireland’s ex-Attorney General – has accused the government and NGOs of propagating the “old, lazy-minded lie” that the Irish constitution says a woman’s place is in the home, saying that this is “wholly untrue” and “disinformation.”
Fianna Fáil Education Minister Norma Foley responds to criticism from Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard that she was “stalling” on the School Transport Review. Question by Ben Scallan.
Equality Minister Roderic O’Gorman says a ‘Yes’ vote in the Care Referendum would place an “obligation on the State” to support care.
This week Taoiseach Leo Varadkar launched an attack on Gript, dubbing this outlet “disingenuous” and questioning our funding sources after we tried to ask about Minister Catherine Martin being fact checked by the Electoral Commission. Ben Scallan responds.
“The Taoiseach will work in line with the SIPO rules and regulations and will comply with them.” – Minister Helen McEntee when asked whether Leo Varadkar should release the unredacted version of his correspondence with SIPO, as covered by The Ditch. Question by Ben Scallan.
Media Minister Catherine Martin when asked if she accepts that people boycotting the TV license don’t want to fund RTÉ in any way: “What I would say to that is that the TV license is the law of the land, so it needs to be paid…it funds public service broadcasting.”
IGNORED: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar walks out of a press briefing as Ben Scallan is mid-sentence asking about government ministers spreading referendum misinformation.
Media Minister Catherine Martin is asked if she will delete a tweet in which she falsely claimed that the Constitution says “a woman’s place is in the home” – a claim which was explicitly contradicted by her government’s own Electoral Commission. Question by Ben Scallan.
Von Der Leyen has done an “exceptional” job as EU chief – Donohoe
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