Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Seanad Éireann — 2026-02-18
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Kathleen Funchion

On the issue of Iran, we abstained from the vote because of other details in the resolution. To explain, resolutions that come before the Parliament contain a huge amount of information.
Obviously, we totally condemn this situation and everything that the Senator has laid out in relation to rapes and people trying to access contraception. However, sometimes there is other detail in a resolution and it is really important that the EU plays a really strong role in the peace-building, in trying to bring stability and not make the situation worse.

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Sitting date: 2026-02-18