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Asked whether Ireland should introduce language tests for citizenship, Tánaiste Simon Harris says Irish citizenship should be a "cherished gift", and that "language is an important part of integration". "I do think there is some merit in considering language proficiency."
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Ireland is the only country in the EU that has no language requirements to become a citizen. Asked if this should be reconsidered in light of the Riad Bouchaker conviction, Taoiseach Micheál Martin rejects the idea, saying: "You're juxtaposing citizenship with murder."
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"I'm not interested - this isn't about Sinn Féin": Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O'Neill denies that the party are "hypocrites" in their approach to allegations of abuse cover-ups after Jeffrey Donaldson's conviction. Question by Brian Mahon of the Daily Mail.
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Tánaiste Simon Harris says that it is “disinformation” to say that foreigners get housing ahead of Irish people, but also says he won't release nationality data for housing lists. Ben Scallan 🇮🇪 asks: “Why would you say it’s disinformation, but not want to release the figures?”
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People Before Profit refuse to answer a Gript question about the Triple Lock, refusing to speak to Ben Scallan 🇮🇪 and dismissing the question through their press officer. An Irish Times journalist then repeats Gript's question, which Paul Murphy immediately answers.
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"Outrageous": Ben Scallan 🇮🇪 grills Children's Minister Norma Foley after RTÉ promoted a book instructing under-16s on how to engage in explicit activities: "I don't know that book, I'm not familiar with it -" "Minister, I actually emailed your office about this ahead of time."
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NOW - Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on the Parnell Square school stabbing: "I really would ask people to try and avoid connecting crime with migration. It's not right." He added that "a few" migrants will commit "terrible crimes," just as some Irish people commit crimes.
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Despite living in Ireland for 20 years, Parnell stabber Riad Bouchaker still had such bad English that he needed an Arabic interpreter in court. He also uttered anti-Irish slurs and said Ireland was "shit". Despite this, he was given citizenship. Asked by Ben Scallan 🇮🇪 whether there should be culture and language requirements to gain citizenship, Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary rejected the idea, saying “Don't isolate one case, Ben - don't do that”, arguing that "citizenship is a much broader thing than just language" and that "contribution to the economy" mattered as well.
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Irish Media Minister Patrick O'Donovan tells Gript: "My Department's role with Coimisiún na Meán is to make sure that people don't get their 'news' from people who thrive on the advent of fake news, but rather from trusted sources, including our public service broadcaster."
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirms he believes that children can be transgender, but says he doesn't want to be drawn into "culture wars like they have in the UK": Gript - "Do you believe that a child can be transgender?" Taoiseach Micheál Martin - "Yes - I do believe [that]."
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Irish Times journalist Kitty Holland says the Irish media "were right" to not publish the full comments of Ryan Casey, boyfriend of murdered 23-year-old Ashling Murphy, claiming that his remarks were "incitement to hatred" and that it wouldn't be "helpful" to share them. #gript
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