Politicians talking about “sovereignty” is “dangerous language” that feeds into a “far-right narrative”, according to Green Party Minister Catherine Martin.
Speaking on RTÉ’s The Week In Politics show on Sunday last week, the Media Minister made the comments as she hit out at Sinn Féin’s stance on the new EU Migration Pact.
Sinn Féin has opposed the pact on “sovereignty” grounds, arguing that immigration policy should be set by national governments rather than the EU, and has repeatedly insisted that they do not support “open borders.”
“The language has a lot to be answered for that Sinn Féin have used this week – the language of ‘open borders’, the language of ‘sovereignty’,” the Green Party deputy leader said.
“That is the rhetoric of Brexit,” she said, adding: “That is feeding into a far-right narrative, and in my opinion that is dangerous language.”
This claim was strongly rebuffed by Sinn Féin Housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin, who said he “fundamentally” disagreed, and that the “far-right” was instead being fueled by government failures on housing, healthcare, childcare, crime, and other key areas.
Meanwhile, during his Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis speech on Saturday, Tánaiste Micheál Martin said that the EU had helped Ireland to achieve “real sovereignty” and that “it is a guarantor of our place in the world.”
“For these and many other reasons, Fianna Fáil believes that Ireland must stand with the European Union,” he said.
The EU has helped Ireland to achieve “real sovereignty”, Tánaiste Micheál Martin said during his Fianna Fáil Ard Fheis speech.
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