A deportation flight left Dublin today with 17 Polish & 16 Lithuanian nationals on board. The charter landed in Warsaw and then Vilnius. All 33 had custodial sentences for criminal offences committed in Ireland and, as EU citizens, were removed under the Free Movement Directive.
Dr David Hickey’s letter to Health Minister Carroll-McNeill on cancelling the permission that allows Gazan children to come to Ireland for life saving treatment.
Fianna Fáil understands that while both men and women can be victims of domestic, sexual and gender based violence, women and girls are disproportionally affected.
Today @OCallaghanJim highlighted the importance of men emphasing that violence against women is never acceptable.
Today is the 29th anniversary of the murder of Veronica Guerin. Her murder was a watershed moment for Irish politics and policing. Her influence is still present and she has not been and will not be forgotten.
Great news from my colleague Minister Dara Calleary this morning with the announcement of the Community Recognition Funds.
Among the projects being funded today include:
Another deportation flight left Dublin last night and landed safely this morning in Georgia. There were 39 people on board who had received but had not complied with Deportation Orders.
Positive meeting with Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Jim O'Callaghan TD in Cork Chamber this morning.
Constructive discussion around key issues for Cork, including the growth in Cork's population and the need for additional Garda resources to keep pace.
Minute with Minister @OCallaghanJim
👮🏻♀️Greater Garda Visibility and More Gardaí
🔎Focus on Domestic Violence and more refuges for women 👩🏻🦰
❗️Enforcing of migration laws and reforming our asylum system
At a meeting two weeks ago, I asked Minister Foley if she would come out to see the wonderful new Harcourt Terrace National School in my constituency. Today she obliged and we both were hugely impressed by the beauty of the new school.
Ifs and buts unimportant, but Rhasidat Adeleke's time of 49.28 is the joint fastest time ever to not medal at an Olympics, would have medalled in all previous Olympic 400m finals bar 1996, and would have been a gold-winning time in Athens, Beijing, London and Rio.
It’s time for the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 tabled by @OCallaghanJim to be enacted to ensure mothers diagnosed with cancer can avail of maternity leave after their illness & offer them greater supports #TodayCB @TodaywithClaire
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