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 […]
Boylan to travel as independent observer of latest freedom flotilla
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan will travel as part of a team of independent observers, monitoring the latest freedom flotilla to Gaza. The Dublin MEP said: “I will be travelling as independent observer of the latest freedom flotilla attempting to bring aid supplies to Gaza. “The team of observers includes law makers and other experts […]
Lynn Boylan MEP slams European Commission decision to split Mercosur deal
Sinn Féin MEP for Dublin and Left Group Coordinator on the International Trade Committee, Lynn Boylan, has slammed the announcement that the European Commission will be splitting the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. Splitting the agreement means that national parliaments will not have a say on ratification of the agreement and that only a qualified majority will […]
New figures show government utterly failing to tackle energy poverty – Lynn Boylan MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has said new figures show the true scale of the government’s failure to tackle energy prices and give families the support that they need. The Dublin MEP said: “Figures I obtained last week showed that the number of people in energy arrears had hit a new record of 301,379. “New […]
Government must immediately end role of Irish data centres in surveillance of Palestinians
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has demanded that the government take action over the role of data centres here in handling Israeli military information. The Dublin MEP spoke after leaked internal Microsoft documents raised concerns about the role of data centres here. Lynn Said: “The government must urgently step in and ensure that no businesses […]
300,000 left in energy debt while government stands idly by – Lynn Boylan MEP
Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has slammed the government as figures show the number of people in energy arrears has hit an all-time high of 301,379. The Dublin MEP said: “New figures that I obtained show a record 301,379 households are in energy arrears, the highest number ever recorded. “On top of this, the Commission […]
