Both referenda on women at home and the family were defeated by a landslide vote on March 8th.
Fallout continues
The bottom line is that some of these TDs have spent just about enough time in bed with the NGO sector, and the progressives. The frenetic action is over now, and all they’re left with is the mess, and the shame, and the sense that they’ve betrayed the people they were actually married to.
The truth is that it was the politicians who didn’t understand – why they were having these votes, what the point of them was, or why people had the concerns that they did.
Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness says that the government’s current immigration policy is “simply shambolic” and is “giving rise to a huge public reaction that is negative.”
“An awful lot of money.”
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’.
“The Department, in conjunction with the NCSC, will continue its investigation.”
“That’s my personal position.”
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.
“There is no sense of urgency from the Minister here.”
“We need to make it mandatory.”