Reported plans to drop services from Occupied Territories bill are utterly shameful
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has slammed reports that the government is preparing to drop services from the Occupied Territories Bill. The Dublin MEP said: “I’m really concerned at the reports that the government is preparing to drop services from The Occupied Territories Bill amid pressure from businesses. “If this true, then it it will […]
Government energy policy serving corporations, not people – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has accused the government of handing over Ireland’s energy grid to big businesses at the expense of households, our climate and neutrality. Speaking after addressing a protest outside the Dáil, the Dublin MEP said: “Twenty years ago, Ireland had some of the lowest energy costs in Europe. Today we have […]
Government backing data centres over delivering homes – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has slammed the government for their clear choice to back data centres, over delivering the affordable homes that people desperately need. Speaking after the Taoiseach said that Ireland would need more offshore wind farms to handle future data centres, the Dublin MEP said: “Micheál Martin’s comments this week make it […]
Taoiseach must pull back from fully ratifying CETA deal – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has urged the Taoiseach to pull back from fully ratifying the CETA deal, which would leave Ireland exposed to corporate courts. Speaking as the Taoiseach travelled to Canada to meet the Canadian Prime Minister, the Dublin MEP said: “The CETA deal will likely be one of the issues discussed when […]
EU must call for safe passage of aid flotilla after latest drone attacks – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan will write to the EU commission to demand they call for safe passage of the Sumud aid flotilla after it was attacked again last night. The Dublin MEP said: “There was 11 attacks on ships in the Sumud aid flotilla last night. “One ship, ‘The Spectre’ – the ship carrying […]
Occupied Territories bill must urgently be passed in full – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has said that The Occupied Territories Bill must urgently be passed in full, as momentum builds for imposing sanctions on Israel. The Dublin MEP said: “The long overdue comments from Ursula Von Der Leyen last week have brought fresh energy to calls for imposing sanctions on Israel. “While there hasn’t […]
Urgent action needed to help families and businesses with rising energy debts – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has said that urgent action is needed to help families and businesses as the value of electricity arrears rose to the highest level on record. Speaking after the latest Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) figures were published, the Dublin MEP said: “Every time that arrears data is released, we […]
Jim Gavin’s comments on Gaza and Triple Lock utterly shocking – Lynn Boylan MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has described comments from Jim Gavin, Fianna Fáil’s candidate for the presidential election, as utterly shocking. The Dublin MEP said: “Jim Gavin’s comments to the media about both the Triple Lock, and what is happening in Gaza, are utterly shocking. “To speak about Israel’s heinous actions by saying that their […]
Von Der Leyen’s criticisms of Israel’s actions are too little, too late – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has said that criticisms of, and proposed sanctions on Israel from Ursula Von Der Leyen are far too long overdue, and do not go far enough. Speaking after Ursula Von Der Leyen made her ‘State of the Union’ address in Strasbourg, the Dublin MEP said: “Ursula Von Der Leyen has […]
Suspected drone attack is blatant attempt to intimidate aid flotilla – Boylan
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has slammed a suspected drone attack on a ship in the aid flotilla to Gaza. The Dublin MEP said: “It’s clear that the suspected drone attack last night is a blatant attempt to intimidate those taking part in the flotilla. “The ship ‘family’ was struck late last night, while no […]
