Ruairí Ó Murchú

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4. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [69322/25]

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It would be fair to say that the world is not exactly where we would like it to be, whether we are talking about the draconian actions of the Iranian regime, the so-called "peace" in Palestine or the ongoing conflict in Sudan. We have seen Donald Trump tear to bits international law. Whatever people's view of President Maduro, nobody can stand up and state that America has the right to remove whichever leaders it does not like. This State has not been sufficiently strong in its reaction to this. I would also state the European Union has been particularly weak. Some of this is based on a weakness due to the need for American support for Ukraine but this is not good enough. Where does this end? As has been brought up by others, the fact is the threat is there in relation to Greenland. While we hope this is an ideal boast, we do not know when we are dealing with Donald Trump. It is also fair to ask the Government what it intends to do in relation to Mercosur and the fear of 100,000 tonnes of beef and 180,000 tonnes of poultry that are not up to the standard of European and Irish farm produce and what the Taoiseach hopes to do from here on in in relation to properly combatting the Mercosur deal, which is bad for Irish agriculture.

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We are not talking about that.

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There have been many poor leaders supported by America for many years.

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16. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [69323/25]

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What co-ordination has there been across the Cabinet on what is going to happen regarding Grok? We all know the importance of the tech industry to Ireland, but I do not think anybody in the House could stand over what we can only call a child pornography factory. We know how it can be used and is being used. It is disgraceful. It is fair to say that the answers from Elon Musk have not been up to scratch, and I think that would be accepted. We can make a fair claim that ketamine might possibly impact your brain function over many years. What do we intend to do? Do we need legislation? What interaction has there been with the European Commission and across government?

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We want to arrest people for producing child pornography.

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