The Dublin MEP Brian Hayes has defended his
own performance as Director of Fine Gael’s 2016 Election campaign. Mr Hayes
also says that the final result of the election could not have been forecasted.
Speaking in the European Parliament, Mr Hayes however conceded that an
independent assessment of Fine Gael’s electoral performance may be needed.
Out words: in the circumstances
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The Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes says that long
delays in forming a government could raise international concerns over the
stability of Ireland’s political system.
Mr Hayes, who was Fine Gael’s Director of Elections, was speaking at the
European Parliament in Strasbourg.
Out words: our system
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The Fine Gael MEP Mairead McGuinness says
Turkey has a responsibility to ensure that refugees stranded there have some
quality of life. She was speaking in the European Parliament which was
addressed today by the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi. The UN has expressed concern over an EU-Turkey plan
to ease the migrant crisis. Under the plan all migrants arriving in Greece from Turkey would be
returned and for each Syrian sent back, a Syrian in Turkey would be resettled
in the EU. Here’s Mairead McGuinness.
Out words: sort of life
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