Address to Seanad Éireann by Members of the European Parliament
Seanad Éireann — 2026-09-23
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Cathal Byrne (FG), Cultural and Educational Panel

The MEPs are all most welcome to the Chamber today and I thank them very much for coming in. I have a very specific point to raise with them, which I raised it with some of their colleagues when they were before us a few months ago. It is the issue of a united Ireland. A number of years ago the former Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, secured a commitment that when a united Ireland takes place, it would automatically become a member of the EU. It is important there are funds put in place in this EU budget to prepare for that eventuality and I ask that the MEPs raise that matter for us.

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Sitting date: 2026-09-23