IGNORED: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar walks out of a press briefing as Ben Scallan is mid-sentence asking about government ministers spreading referendum misinformation.
In a country where we have a female Minister for Justice, female members of the Supreme Court, numerous female members of the judiciary, Oireachtas and civil service, it is clear that this provision has not been utilised to prevent the advancement of women in any of these fields of political power or significance.
“Political rhetoric.”
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.
Women’s work in the home
Senator Michael McDowell, who previously served as the Attorney General, Justice Minister and Tánaiste of Ireland, says it would be “a huge challenge” for the courts to say that polygamous relationships do not count as “durable relationships” if the referendum to redefine the family passes.
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Senator Michael McDowell, Ireland’s former Attorney General, says he “rejects completely” the idea that the family referendum won’t impact immigration law, and says it will be “in the interest” of “economic migrants” to mount legal challenges regarding family re-unification. WATCH the full video: https://youtu.be/4R7_awvtrCk
Senator Michael McDowell – Ireland’s former Attorney General – has accused the government of “propagating lies” on the upcoming referendum, saying that it’s “about time” that the “disinformation campaign” stops. Watch the full interview with Ben Scallan now:
Numerous Irish Ministers have suggested that the Irish Constitution says a “woman’s place is in the home” ahead of the referendum – a claim which the Electoral Commission has confirmed is false. Ben Scallan presses Minister Norma Foley about this “constant” misinformation:
Arguments about misinformation cannot be sustained when the Government itself is openly misinforming voters about the consequences of what they are asking the public to vote on.
‘Suppression of information’