Tipperary TD Mattie McGrath is accusing the Government of a ‘Sell Out’ on National Sovereignty to Brussels following the vote on the EU migration pact.
The Rural Independent Group of TDs are warning that it involves the greatest ever transfer of sovereignty in the history of the state.
Deputy Mattie McGrath expressed his disappointment at the Government parties Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, and Green Party TDs for voting for the pact which he describes as “a highly regrettable moment for our country, our hard-won democracy, and our national decision-making sovereignty.”
The Dáil vote was 79 to 72 in favour of joining the EU wide migration system meaning that Ireland now has 2 years to implement the new systems and facilities.
The decision will have significant implications for local communities, our national interest, and taxpayers according to Deputy McGrath. There is a provision for Ireland to be forced to pay a contribution of €20,000 per year per person in respect of any migrants that Ireland might refuse to take from other EU countries under severe pressure to cope with arriving migrants. During the Dáil Debate on the Pact Justice Minister Helen McEntee said that under this measure Ireland “will be asked to accept 648 people every year or pay a financial contribution. That decision is completely up to us. Any decision to change those figures or that overall system would have to be agreed by all justice ministers across the EU” the Minster stated. Such arrivals are in addition to persons that may travel independently to Ireland.
