@Gardawhistlebl1 Or most incompetent. Add in the €50mln for the cancelled Irish Rail train management system, and €3mln for a temporary railway station in Adare with a connection only to/from Limerick Junction.
@TomasJHeneghan In the 1930's emigration was high, as today, with people escaping poverty then and unaffordable living costs today. In the 1930's, many people had temporary work and help from relatives abroad, just as today when many people with "part-time" jobs need help from social security.
🚨🚨DURO GOLPE cara a cara del Europarlamentario Belga 🇧🇪 Marc Botenga, a Von der Leyen:
"Tu ganas 30.000 mil EUROS al mes"
"¿Pero tu sabes que hoy en día en Europa el 30% de la gente no tiene dinero para las 3 comidas diarias, y el 40% no enciende la calefacción y pasa frío...?"
"Más de 100 MILLONES de Europeos están en riesgo de pobreza..."
"Mientras garantizas MILES de MILLONES a las Multinacionales Armamentísticas..."
LUCHAREMOS CONTRA TI Y TU COALICIÓN ⚔️👊👏👏👏
Von der Leyen ha DESTRUIDO Europa.
EUROPA NECESITA MÁS PARLAMENTARIOS COMO ESTE 👇⚔️🔥
@indepdubnrth The UN Mandate is the only thing preventing America from ordering Irish troops where to go, because Irish gov's always do what America tells them to do.
@stevethewall Ireland imports more goods from Israel than any other country, apart from the US. €3.83 billion in 2024.
https://t.co/CilG8czz6k
The value of Irish imports from the West Bank settlements is approx €200,000 annually.
https://t.co/im8KnkXDvW
@wereontheditch Are there no laws in this country about foreign interference? If this was from the English, Russian or Chinese ambassador, every politician, newspaper and commentator would be shouting about it. America has made us powerless and obsequious.
@fiannafailparty@MichealMartinTD Can someone tell me how much Israeli services are worth to our economy as opposed to Israeli goods? How many people are working for Israeli services? How big a hit would we take if /when we closed them down?
Lots of work to do in the next few weeks and a big challenge ahead! 🇵🇸🇵🇸
What Govt have announced today is essentially a partial ban on trade with the illegal Israeli settlements. Seeking to ban the import of physical goods like fruit and vegetables, shamefully stolen from Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank, is important and necessary and was included in my original legislation. But it's not enough. It omits the majority of Irish trade, in intangible services like tech and IT, which would greatly undermines the scope of the legislation. Govt still haven’t given any coherent, detailed justification for this. We need to see that in the Dáil urgently.
Last year, the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee spent weeks listening to officials and legal experts on this issue, and voted unanimously, including Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil members, that the ban should be comprehensive and include all trade, both goods and services. That is the standard set in the original Occupied Territories Bill which I tabled, and it’s what the International Court of Justice has clearly said is required under international law. It’s deeply disappointing that the Govt seems to be disregarding this, but it’s not too late for them to do what’s necessary. When the Bill finally hits the floor of the Dáil in the coming weeks I will be working with all opposition parties to table amendments to include services. That has been my clear position since 2018 and I'll do everything in my power to make it happen.
@james_xond Being bored was a motivation. We read, we rode our bicycles, we played together, we made things (e.g. go-karts, Airfix kits), we found places and things that were new to us.