“It is bad news.”
“I’ve been called a racist for mentioning it.”
“I have full support and confidence in the Minister for Justice.”
“You’re obsessed with hate speech”: Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin bats away a question by Ben Scallan about whether calling for the destruction of Israel would count as “hate speech” under his bill. He added: “I’m not interested in the legislation.” #gript
“Everybody is not happy with the status quo.”
“We have to have a radical rethink.”
Negotiating as part of the EU.
“This is happening in a Western liberal democracy.”
“This policy applies to all people employed by An Post.”
“I ask the Government Senators to talk to their parties.”
Education Minister Norma Foley refuses to say if she agrees with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s claim that, some sex education books in Ireland aren’t age appropriate, or to say whether she’s received much correspondence from parents on the matter. Question by Ben Scallan. #gript
Happening now.